Editing Anti-cult movement (section)

==== France ====
{{See also|About–Picard law|MIVILUDES|Centre contre les manipulations mentales|Parliamentary Commission on Cults in France}}

Anti-cult organizations in France have included the [[Centre Roger Ikor]] (1981–) and MILS ([[Mission interministérielle de lutte contre les sectes]]; English: "Interministerial Mission in the Fight Against [[Cult]]s"), operational from 7 October 1998. [[MIVILUDES]], established in 2002, subsumed some of their operations. MIVILUDES has been criticized for the broad scope of its list of cults, which included both non-religious organizations and criteria for inclusion which [[Bishop]] [[Jean Vernette]], the national secretary of the French episcopate to the study of cults and [[new religious movement]]s, said could be applied to almost all religions.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Elizabeth |date=2020-05-04 |title=An In-depth Look at the Negative Impact of the French Anti-Cult Movement |url=https://curiousmindmagazine.com/an-indepth-look-at-the-negative-impact-of-the-french-anti-cult-movement/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |magazine=Curious Mind Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> MIVILUDES officials are under the French [[Minister of the Interior (France)|Ministry of the Interior]] as of January 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kheniche |first=Ouafia |date=2019-10-01 |title=Lutte contre les sectes : la Miviludes va disparaître |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/exclusif-lutte-contre-les-sectes-la-miviludes-va-disparaitre-2513982 |access-date=2022-08-14 |work=France Inter |language=fr}}</ref> The [[About-Picard law]] against sects and cultic influence that "undermine [[human rights]] and [[fundamental freedoms]]" as well as [[mental manipulation]] was established in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hensley |first=Jon |date=2000-06-22 |title=Church attacks new French anti-cult law |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jun/23/jonhenley |access-date=2022-08-12 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>