France

The Act of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of press was amended by Act no. 2021-1109 of 24 August 2021, which introduced an aggravating circumstance in cases of incitement to violence against a person or group of persons on account of their origin, ethnic group, nation, race or religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, when such incitement is committed by a person exercising public functions. 

In October 2021, a four-party agreement was signed by the National Police College of Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d’Or, the Police Training Centre of Chassieu, the Maison d’Izieu, a memorial to the exterminated Jewish children and DILCRAH. The agreement follows an earlier agreement of 2018 and incorporates a one-day training on sensitization for police cadets each year. As part of the training, cadets visited the Maison d’Izieu memorial in November 2021, where they discussed stereotypes and prejudices in relation to the work of state representatives.   

Furthermore, representatives of DILCRAH, the Ministerial Statistical Department for Internal Security (SSMSI) within the Ministry of the Interior and the Office of the Defender of Rights joined a scientific committee to analyse anti-LGBTI hate incidents reported through an online application launched by the organization "FLAG!". The first set of data became available in 2021. 

In May 2021, the Ministry of Justice, the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA), the Association of Counseling Centers for Victims of Right-wing, Racist and Anti-Semitic Violence in Germany (VBRG), and ODIHR co-organized a virtual study visit on individual needs assessment and referrals as part of ODIHR's project on hate crime victim support. The event featured speakers from various national agencies and organizations providing support to hate crime victims. Participants discussed modes of co-operation among criminal justice system professionals and hate crime victim support organizations, as well as methods to assess the needs of victims and build capacity.