French lawyers and human rights organizations report that teenagers involved in recent school protests have suffered severe injuries consistent with explosive weapons, raising concerns over police tactics during demonstrations. An unusually high number of minors have also been detained, with some accounts describing physical abuse and racial slurs by officers. The unrest marks France’s largest youth protest movement in decades, with widespread school blockades as students push for better staffing and infrastructure. Authorities face growing scrutiny over the treatment of young protesters amid escalating tensions.
Four children allegedly ‘mutilated’ by explosive weapons and lawyers say unprecedented number held in custodyFrench lawyers and rights groups have said that several teenagers have suffered war-like injuries from police weapons used during school protests, and an unprecedented number of children have been held in police custody, some of whom reported being hit or racially insulted.France is in the fourth week of its biggest youth protest movement in decades, during which hundreds of high schools across the country have been blockaded as students demand the replacement of absent teachers and repairs to decrepit buildings. Continue reading...
