https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Numerous migrants have allegedly been charged hefty fees for the medical certificates which are necessary in some cases to receive a residence permit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160516/french-doctors-accused-of-extorting-migrants Mon, 16 May 2016 13:53:24 +0200 french-doctors-accused-of-extorting-migrants Human rights chiefs in France have told authorities they must do more to prevent people from being forced to live as "modern day slaves". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160310/france-criticized-for-not-doing-enough-to-stop-modern-slavery Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:13:47 +0100 france-criticized-for-not-doing-enough-to-stop-modern-slavery Thierry Tilly, the "Oxford guru" who conned a wealthy French family into giving him €4.5 million, had his eight-year sentence increased to a decade in court on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130604/french-court-ups-oxford-guru-conmans-jail-term Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:33:23 +0200 french-court-ups-oxford-guru-conmans-jail-term A 25-year-old man accused of paying €4,500 for an African girl, who was treated like a 'modern day slave' at his home in southern France will go on trial today. The 14-year-old victim was allegedly whipped with a belt and banned from going to school. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130315/trial-for-man-who-paid-4500-for-african-slave-girl Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:20:00 +0100 trial-for-man-who-paid-4500-for-african-slave-girl The owner of a stud farm in the northern French region of Normandy has been handed a one year suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay damages to a vulnerable Cambodian refugee, whom she employed for slave labour. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130220/french-stud-owner-exploited-refugee-slave Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:47:00 +0100 french-stud-owner-exploited-refugee-slave Slavery may have been abolished in France over 160 years ago but word has clearly taken a while to get around after reports emerged on Thursday that a couple living in France had allegedly paid €4,500 for a 14-year-old girl from the Ivory Coast to be a maid at their home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/french-couple-pay-4500-for-african-slave-girl Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:05:00 +0100 french-couple-pay-4500-for-african-slave-girl