The mother of an alleged victim of the main suspect in a girl's killing is to sue the French State and the minister of Justice over how minor-related cases are dealt with. This comes after thousands…

Le ministre de la Justice, Gérald Darmanin, ordonne, entre autres, la révision de 70 000 plaintes pour violences sur mineurs d’ici au 14 juillet. Il écarte la possibilité d’une…

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered a review of all complaints involving child victims of sexual violence in France after the death of an 11-year-old girl…

Le ministre de la Justice Gérald Darmanin ordonne, entre autres, la révision de 70 000 plaintes pour violences sur mineurs d’ici le 14 juillet. Il écarte la possibilité d’une…

The French Justice minister convened public prosecutors on June 8. Gerald Darmanin told them they would need to review some 70 thousand cases concerning children by July 14. It…

Gérald Darmanin will not resign, but he apologised for the handling of the primary suspect in an 11-year-old girl's murder and asked France's public prosecutors to re-examine the…

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laura Slimani, Director of Projects at the Women's Foundation, a French NGO which has been very much focused on ending violence against women…

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered public prosecutors to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors, by July 14, amid fury at the death of an…

France's justice minister Gerald Darmanin Monday refused to resign after outrage erupted over judicial lapses in the handling of the suspect in an 11-year-old girl's killing.…

Prosecutors have until mid-July to examine all active investigations involving minors.

Prosecutors have until mid-July to examine all active investigations involving minors.

The main suspect, Jérôme Barella, had faced multiple complaints for sexual violence against minors but was never investigated or questioned - until now. #EuropeNews

The mother of an alleged victim of the main suspect in a girl's killing is to sue the French State and the minister of Justice over how minor-related cases are dealt with. This…

France's justice minister Gerald Darmanin on June 8 refused to resign after outrage erupted over judicial lapses in the handling of the suspect in an 11-year-old girl's killing.…

Amid public outrage growing over the kidnapping and murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna, French ministers have held an emergency meeting to discuss measures aimed at better dealing with…

The mother of a girl who had lodged a rape complaint against the chief suspect in the Lyhanna murder case is to sue the French state and the justice minister, her lawyer said on…

The French justice minister is facing calls to resign amid growing outrage over how the case of a girl's killing was handled. The government said on June 8 it was studying new…

Here in France, outrage. Outrage over what seems like the all-too-avoidable murder of 11-year old Lyhanna. The 41-year old suspect in her May 29th disappearance in a southwestern…

The murder of an 11-year-old schoolgirl in France has sparked outrage at the country's judicial system, prompting the justice minister to launch a mass child abuse case review.…