LONDON: Police in France are exploiting broad powers to issue spot fines against Arab youth as a new form of racial profiling, a new report has warned. Published on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch, (RE)CLAIM and Maison Communautaire pour un Developpement Solidaire, the 60-page report documents a consistent theme of boys and young men from poor households receiving discriminatory fines for alleged offenses such as noise nuisance, littering and illegal discharge of sanitary liquids.

Human Rights Watch, (RE)Claim et la Maison communautaire pour un développement solidaire appellent les autorités françaises à supprimer trois contraventions utilisées à des fins…

Human Rights Watch, (Re) Claim et la Maison communautaire pour un développement solidaire (MCDS) dénoncent « des décisions arbitraires et abusives » fondées sur des « infractions…

LONDON: Police in France are exploiting broad powers to issue spot fines against Arab youth as a new form of racial profiling, a new report has warned. Published on Wednesday by…