The Local France 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 French women urge Macron to push 'emergency plan' against abuse A hundred female French personalities from the arts, media and film are calling on President Emmanuel Macron to implement an "emergency plan" against sexual violence, after a series of allegations of harassment and abuse in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171105/french-women-urge-macron-to-push-emergency-plan-against-abuse Sun, 05 Nov 2017 03:27:04 +0100 french-women-urge-macron-to-push-emergency-plan-against-abuse Judges launch probe into French sex abuse troops Judges in France will investigate claims that French soldiers raped children in the Central African Republic, the state prosecutor announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150507/judges-launch-probe-into-frances-sex-abuse-troops Thu, 07 May 2015 16:48:39 +0200 judges-launch-probe-into-frances-sex-abuse-troops French soldiers 'raped boys in C.Africa' UPDATED: A damning United Nations report leaked to the Guardian newspaper has alleged that French soldiers deployed as peacekeepers in Central African Republic have been sexually abusing the children they are supposed to be protecting. France has launched an investigation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150429/french-troops-accused-of-raping-boys-in-central-african-republic-united-nations Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:53:49 +0200 french-troops-accused-of-raping-boys-in-central-african-republic-united-nations Founder of school boat on trial for 'raping pupils' The founder of a hippie-era boat school went on trial in France on Tuesday, accused of raping children put in his care by parents seeking to offer them an escape from the constraints of conventional education. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130305/founder-of-school-boat-on-trial-for-raping-pupils Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0100 founder-of-school-boat-on-trial-for-raping-pupils Appeal launched over sex slave conviction The appeal trial began Tuesday of four people convicted of forcing a young French woman into a life of slavery and sexual violence in a trailer park near Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120904/appeal-launched-over-sex-slave-conviction Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:33:22 +0200 appeal-launched-over-sex-slave-conviction