PUBLICATIONS DE LA MIVILUDESEnglish : Report Miviludes 2006Introduction report The Interministerial Mission of Vigilance and Combat against Sectarian Aberrations must, according to the decree founding the mission, present an annual report to the Prime Minister. Miviludes was created in December 2002 and has therefore presented four reports during the current Parliament. The mission focused successively on sectarian aberrations and sectarian risks in the two first reports, in chronological order, with a clear definition of the scope for activities and with specification of the nature of risks and the means of apprehending the reality in strict compliance with law, intended for the attention of the Parliament which closely monitors its action and citizens, which expect the state to protect them against a danger which is considered as particularly intolerable. Last year, in its third report, the Mission highlighted and presented examples of four major sectors which require increased vigilance and exhaustive notification of elected officials and the entire nation in view of the quality of the potential victims : approaches targeting minors, sectarian aberrations in the field of health in the wider sense of the term, the risk of penetration of economic systems and the infiltration of a leading sector in terms of image, i.e. humanitarian assistance. The three main focal points selected over the three previous periods remain applicable today, and it would have been possible to develop these issues once again with an update in view of fully reminding all parties that the defence of individual freedoms and the dignity of the human being against the action of gurus of all sorts is a long-term process and that we cannot drop our guard. We finally decided to focus on new issues, which more clearly reflect changes in the sectarian environment, and the capacity of these organizations and their leaders to adapt on a daily basis. A study has been dedicated to the means of gaining hold on victims and the consequences on the people concerned in order to identify sectarian risk and assess the extent of damage to the victims of doubtful movements or of badly understood theories. Several members of the Miviludes’ Orientation council desired that the crucial issue of collateral victims of sectarian membership be considered, i.e. the consequences of the follower’s commitment for families, relations and friends. This aspect will be developed in human and legal terms. The sector of professional training is currently expanding dramatically and requires substantial funding. Organizations or individuals looking to invest in something should not remain inactive. The dangers faced by employees, administrations and companies are described in this document and have been subject to new and fresh analysis. An in-depth study on the risk of sectarian penetration in companies, initially scanned over in 2005, focusing on the consequences in terms of economic intelligence, is presented in this report together with a poignant example of the abuse of economic procedures. Finally, the multiplication of service paralysis companies responsible for vigilance and combat against sectarian aberrations by a few movements in particular is considered in administrative and legal terms. An overview of misinformation techniques used by these movements, their satellites or their members is also included in a chapter describing the approaches towards administrations and the media. In the second section, Miviludes has selected studies and documents on issues which have lacked attention until now : This led to research on the contrasting outcome of a method taken from North America, i.e. "’Transactional analysis", in view of demonstrating that the use of certain practices by pseudo-practitioners, sometimes self-proclaimed, was likely to have dramatic consequences. The problem of the emergence of shamanist practices requiring the use of hallucinogens such as ayahuasca or iboga, is presented as a risk which goes beyond a passing trend and the plethora of aberrations which accompany this practice are insisted on. Until now, no comparison of public policies implemented for this issue, by the main European and North American states had been summarised. This summary now exists, in the form of a dedicated chapter focusing on applicable legal, regulatory and administrative provisions in more than a dozen countries and the perception of the three large transnational groups which, here and there, are considered as a problem in these countries. Miviludes could clearly not copy all of the impressive set of works completed by the parliamentary investigatory commission on the damages likely to be caused to the moral or physical health of minors exposed to sectarian aberrations, however the mission refers readers to the report submitted by the commission [1] , and to the questions raised throughout the year by deputies or senators. Finally, each administration on the Pilot executive committee of the Mission was able to submit its own annual activity report in order to provider complete information on their activities for readers. Miviludes itself reports on its activities in the fields of action defined in its founding texts : distribution of information, training sessions, departmental cells of vigilance, international approaches, liaising with associations for the defence of families, meetings, at their request, with the leaders of movements wishing to contact the public authority, publication of a brochure on aberrations relating to Satanism, etc. 2006 can be looked back on as a year of work and effort, enabling victims and their families to be listened to, respected and supported when facing difficulties. Our activities for 2006 have also ensured that sectarian movements and their leaders have no doubt concerning the determination of the Republic to stand firm in its mission in favour of those requiring its solidarity and security. >> DOCUMENTS JOINTS |
