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French police are using overly broad powers to conduct unwarranted and abusive identity checks on black and Arab young men and boys, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

The 55-page report, “The Root of Humiliation: Abusive Identity Checks in France,” says that minority youth, including children as young as 13, are subjected to frequent stops involving lengthy questioning, invasive body pat-downs, and the search of personal belongings. These arbitrary stops can take place even in the absence of any indication of wrongdoing, Human Rights Watch found. Insulting language, including racial slurs, are not uncommon, and some stops involve excessive use of force by the police.

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France: Abusive Identity Checks of Minority Youth

I’ve been literally screaming over the “normalization” of racism across the entire EU. Now Human Rights Watch has released a report that pretty much spells this out in France. I wish they’d conduct a similar research on the rest of the countries.

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    Also known as Stop and Search in the UK and ‘reasonable suspicion’ in the US.
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