Nournews: The story of a retired French surgeon named Joël Le Scouarnec, who has been convicted of committing sexual crimes against 299 children over a span of 25 years, is just one of the horrifying examples of the crisis of ethics and human rights in this country.
The case, as one of the largest sexual scandals in Europe, has revealed the abuse of children in the doctor’s office as well as the operating room by a person in an official position. The Court of Vannes announced that the surgeon considered his victims as lifeless objects, with cruelty at its highest level, abusing his position as a physician. However, such crimes continue amid heavy silence from Western media outlets and French authorities.
France, the hub of sexual crimes
France has not only failed to control such crimes but has also provided a platform for their repetition by institutionalizing indifference. In its latest statistics, the Supreme Council for Gender Equality in France revealed that 7 out of 10 women in the Île-de-France district have fallen victim to sexual violence on public transportation. Also, official police statistics indicate the registration of more than 3,370 cases of sexual violence in 2024. Such a worrisome increase is an indication of the lack of governmental determination to address a disaster that has targeted women and children. Reports show that every year, more than 160,000 children are abused in France.
Cannes Film Festival: Concealing the truth or mirroring it?
The dual approach of such artistic events has been brought into question once more as the revelation of these scandals has coincided with the Cannes Film Festival. While festivals can be the voice of victims and the mirror of social realities, Cannes has practically turned into a platform to display political hypocrisy and censorship of the truth. The lack of exposés or works on sexual crimes in France at the event indicates the attempts by cultural elites to ignore the human rights crisis.
False advocates; Complicit in crimes in Gaza
The paradoxical behavior of French authorities in addressing domestic and foreign crises has revealed another front in this crisis. These authorities, who have remained silent regarding sexual abuse of children and women in their own country, simultaneously support the Zionist regime in its crimes in Gaza, claiming to be advocates of human rights. Sending arms to Tel Aviv and suppressing anti-war rallies in Paris show that France is not a human rights advocate but a complicit actor in anti-human crimes at a global level.
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