Human Rights Watch: Paris Police Continue to Harass Homeless Migrants
November 26, 2020
November 26, 2020
NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following statement on Nov. 25 by Advocacy Officer Camille Marquis:
On Monday night, I felt shame and disgust as I watched videos of law enforcement officers from my own country violently removing people from their tents in Paris' Place de la Republique, confiscating makeshift shelters and sleeping bags, and violently dispersing them with tear gas and batons. Other videos showed police escorting them to the outskirts of Paris, far f . . .
On Monday night, I felt shame and disgust as I watched videos of law enforcement officers from my own country violently removing people from their tents in Paris' Place de la Republique, confiscating makeshift shelters and sleeping bags, and violently dispersing them with tear gas and batons. Other videos showed police escorting them to the outskirts of Paris, far f . . .