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Allegations of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials, including at least one fatal incident, continued to be made.

Death in custody in France highlights police abuse accusations - 17 July 2009

The death follows the publication of an Amnesty International report detailing human rights violations committed by French police officers.

G-20 must set the example and clean up their human rights record - 28 May 2009

Amnesty International’s Secretary General has called on the G-20 grouping that brings together the world’s leading economies to lead by example and show

France: Police above the law? - 2 April 2009

Unlawful killings, beatings, racial abuse and excessive use of force by law enforcement officials are prohibited under international law in all circumstances. Yet in

Police abuse goes unchecked in France - 2 April 2009

French police have been accused of committing gross human rights violations – often against ethnic minorities – for which they are seldom brought to just

France must do more for victims of police ill-treatment - 2 April 2009

Allegations of human rights violations by police officers in France include racist abuse, excessive use of force, beatings and unlawful killings.

French detention centre highlights mistreatment of migrants - 18 December 2008

On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how Europe

Five jailed in Chile ten years after Pinochet arrest - 16 October 2008

Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials on Wednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the cases for which Augu
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