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Clémentine Méténier

Church crimes / Colonial crimes

Clémentine Méténier is a freelance journalist located near Grenoble. She combines written or drawn investigations (JusticeInfo.net, Le Monde Diplomatique, La Revue Dessinée) and long radio reports abroad (RFI, RTS, RTBF, Radio France) on societal subjects that have an international imprint, questioning justice and memory.

Reparations for victims of sexual violence in the French Church: what assessment can be made of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation? Photo: Gargoyles at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (France)
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Repairing violence within the Church: “It’s going to take time”

France’s Recognition and Reparation Commission (CRR) for alleged sexual violence committed by members of religious institutions, created in October 2021, is taking stock of three years of work. While the number of cases handled remains below 500 out of more than 300,000 estimated victims, a first report has been published describing this unprecedented approach of […]
By Clémentine Méténier (for Justice Info)
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Antoine Garapon, French magistrate and head of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation for sexual crimes committed in the Church, advocates restorative justice. illustration: portrait of Garapon.

“Restorative justice is the very soul of justice”

Russell Tribunal (citizen's tribunal): interview with Guillaume Mouralis - Illustration: portrait of Guillaume Mouralis.

Guillaume Mouralis: “law and justice can be powerful tools of emancipation”

Catholic residential school (named

Indian homes in French Guiana: truth commission project not yet ripe

Around the world, justice for the Church's sexual crimes is increasing. Photo: priest.

Sexual crimes in the Church: pressure grows as revelations spread

Commission on sexual abuse in the Swiss Church. Photo: Activists from Ending Clergy Abuse pose with portraits of members of the clergy.

What next after Swiss report on sexual abuse in the Church?

A church seen at night in France with some ornaments (a cross at the top) illuminated.

Reparations for sexual abuse in the Church: Victims' discontent grows  

Frederick Flick (owner of the Flick company) stands during his sentencing at the Nuremberg trial in Germany.

In Nuremberg, “we started to judge company executives and managers”

Portrait of Leigh Payne (drawing) by Benoit Peyrucq

Leigh Payne: Why Latin America is leading the way on corporate accountability

A scale whose weight tilts to one side (multiple logos of multinationals: Total, Ericsson, Lundin, Exxon Mobil, Lafarge). On the other side, the text

Business and human rights: the pressure is mounting  

Antoine Garapon

Antoine Garapon: "The Church says it's ready to repair, so we must believe it!"

French policemen posted outside a church

Sexual abuse in the Church: Tough task for French justice

François Devaux speaks at the presentation of the Ciase report (sexual crimes in the french church)

French Church, "you must pay !"

Xavier Philippe: "The Commission on Sexual Abuse has taken power over the Church”

Amzat Boukari-Yabara

Amzat Boukari-Yabara: “France, the United States and Brazil are the main bad guys on this issue of reparations”

Colonial Crimes: World map of justice initiatives

Colonial Crimes: World map of justice initiatives

Sexual abuse in the Church: Is it a crime against humanity?

A member of the Catholic Church on a worldmap

Sexual abuse in the Church: map of justice worldwide

French commission sheds first light on sexual abuse in the Church