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Reparations for victims of sexual violence in the French Church: what assessment can be made of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation? Photo: Gargoyles at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (France)
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Repairing violence within the Church: “It’s going to take time”

France’s Recognition and Reparation Commission (CRR) for alleged sexual violence committed by members of religious institutions, created in October 2021, is taking stock of three years of work. While the number of cases handled remains below 500 out of more than 300,000 estimated victims, a first report has been published describing this unprecedented approach of […]
By Clémentine Méténier (for Justice Info)
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A church seen at night in France with some ornaments (a cross at the top) illuminated.

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Drawing illustrating Arthur Denouveaux testifying on the stand during the trial of the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris. In the background, the Bataclan concert is projected on a wall above the judges and the audience. Salah Abdeslam (the main defendant) also appears in the image.

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French policemen posted outside a church

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