24.12.2015 - 10:03 [ Sputnik ]

Human Rights Group Slams French ‚State of Emergency‘ Constitution Change

„Using the terrorist threat to change the constitution opens the floodgates for emergency-like measures to become the new norm. Declaring a state of emergency in situations where there is a ‘threat to the life of the nation‘ such as the Paris attacks is one thing, but entrenching emergency measures to counter more vaguely-defined threats is another. Many people are being targeted solely on the basis of their religious practices or vague suspicions,“ he said.