Human rights in France
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Human rights in France are contained in the preamble of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic, founded in 1958, and the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. France has als
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Poster protesting the treatment of Roma gypsies by Guity Novin
International Women's Day march in Paris on 8 March
Politics of France
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France is a semi-presidential system determined by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". The constitution
Human rights in France
…of French law in the media, in particular the 1990 Gayssot Act which prohibits racist and/or religious hate speech, and time period allocated to each political party during pre-electoral periods. Furthermore, other laws prohibit homophobic hate speech, and a 1970 law prohibits the advocacy of illegal drugs. In 2004…
Emmanuel Macron, President since 2017
Sébastien Lecornu, Prime Minister since 9 September 2025
The National Assembly sits in the Palais Bourbon, by the Seine.
The Senate's amphitheater