[6] At a meeting held in Germany in 1996, the organization recommended perusing recent court decisions for information that could be of use to individuals involved in groups researched by FECRIS.

[10] FECRIS is described in the 2006 book Non-State Actors in the Human Rights Universe as "a transnational network of (state agencies created to deal with the 'cult issue') anti-cult associations".

[11] Writing in Multireligiosität im vereinten Europa, Eileen Barker comments that "FECRIS was founded to encompass a number of anti-cult groups.

"[12] The organization is described in the 2004 book New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities: "In France, the principal anti-cult group is UNADFI (National Association for the Defence of the Family International).

[15] According to attorney at law Patricia Duval, analysis of FECRIS activities shows that anti-sect affiliates in France characterize any minority religious or spiritual movement as "sectarian", consider conversion to them as "infridgement of human dignity", collect negative messages from family members who disagree with conversion, compile files based on unverified rumors used later to stigmatize movements, and receive financial support from French public institutions, placing in doubt the French government's neutrality regarding religious freedom.

"[18] Following this, the secretary of the Security Council of Russia announced that the Russo-Ukrainian War was for the sake of "de-Satanization," describing Jews, among others, as "Satanic" groups that needed to be eradicated.

[22] After these criticisms were formulated in the press, FECRIS published on its website a message of support for the Ukrainians, erased any reference to its Russian associations on the site, without however denying them publicly or ruling on the membership of Alexander Dvorkin in their Board of Directors.