WILPF submitted this report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for its review of France taking place at Committee’s 86th Session (9 October – 27 October 2023). It highlights the long-lasting human rights impacts of France’s past nuclear testing in Algeria and French Polynesia, and the disproportionate use of force by French police. It also highlights the creation of a new operational police reserve, that widely extends the possibility of carrying a gun to all reservists, which is concerning given the links between firearms and gender-based violence, including femicides.