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French police injure students, demonstrators and journalists during Paris protests (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 16, 2018

French authorities should investigate whether police anti-riotntactics were necessary and proportional, and should hold officers to account for excessive use of force, Human Rights Watch says.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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