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French Authorities Aid Abusive Police
Editor’s Note:
This article from Ferguson In Paris, an anti-police brutality group in France, does not contain a byline. The reason for this is because members of that group seek to remain anonymous to avoid abusive retaliation from authorities in France. “We publish under the name of the organization because of fierce repression regarding activists dealing with police brutality,” stated the author of this article in an email to ThisCan’tBeHappening.net. Ferguson In Paris, an organization that fights against police brutality and racism/discrimination in France, works with anti-brutality groups in the United States.
THE UGLY UNDERSIDE OF FRANCE: RAMPANT POLICE BRUTALITY
In 2005, the human rights monitoring organization Amnesty International published the report “France: The search for justice.” That Amnesty report examined allegations of serious human rights violations by law enforcement officials across France between 1995 and 2005. Those human rights violations included unlawful killings, excessive use of force, torture, and other mistreatment. Racist abuse was reported in many cases examined by Amnesty and racist motivation appeared to be a factor in many more.
On the basis of the evidence examined, Amnesty International concluded that a pattern of de facto impunity existed with regard to law enforcement officials in France. The report identified a number of factors contributing to this impunity. Those factors included gaps or flaws in legislation; reluctance or failure of police, prosecutors and courts to thoroughly investigate and prosecute human rights violations involving law enforcement officials; and sentences which were not commensurate with the gravity of the crime.
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Source: http://thiscantbehappening.net/node/2871
