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French rights group logs about 100 reports of police violence at student protests
The Human Rights League has received about 100 reports of alleged police violence in a week through a new platform.
It covers incidents experienced or witnessed during high-school protests in France.
The group says submissions include videos and testimonies.
It set up the platform urgently so it can refer cases to the courts if needed.
The League says many of the young protesters were demonstrating for the first time and has criticized police responses to the protests.
It has described those responses as a broader risk to the rule of law.
The group says it will send observers to the next day of student protests on Tuesday.
The Human Rights League (LDH) says its platform has received about 100 reports of police violence during student protests in France.
The reports include videos and testimonies about violence experienced or witnessed during the high school student movement.
The LDH launched the platform a week earlier to collect evidence and seek legal action if needed.
The group says it will deploy observers at a new day of high school student protests on October 13.
- Who
- The Human Rights League (LDH), which launched the platform, and people reporting police violence.
- What
- The platform has received about 100 reports, including videos and testimonies, of police violence during student protests.
- When
- The reports were received in the week before October 13, 2026.
- Where
- France.
- Why
- The LDH launched the platform to document reported violence and seek legal action if needed.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Students at the Paris School of Mines displayed a banner against police violence outside their school.
The LDH launched a platform to collect reports of police violence during the high school student movement.
The LDH planned to take part in a new day of high school student protests with observers on the ground.
- Reports received
- About 100
- Platform launched
- About a week before October 13, 2026
- Evidence submitted
- Videos and testimonies
- Student banner
- Paris School of Mines, October 8
- LDH president
- Nathalie Tehio
What people are saying
These young people, for the most part, were demonstrating for the first time.
It is totally contrary to what happens in a democracy.
Sources
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