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Tens of thousands of French protesters demand Macron drops his new immigration law
An opponent of France's immigration law holds a placard that reads, ‘freedom, equality, papers’ during a protest in Paris, January 21, 2024

THE UN’s special rapporteur on racism has criticised President Emmanuel Macron’s fiercely opposed immigration Bill as violating France’s constitutional commitment to equality and liberty.

Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Ashwini KP warned today that the Bill, which includes obstacles to family reunification and to migrants’ access to benefits, contradicted the French constitution.

The comments come amid a wave of mass protests across France at the weekend calling on President Macron not to sign the legislation into law.

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