In France, several minors have reportedly been injured as a result of police violence during protests.
French lawyers and human rights organizations have raised concerns that some of the injuries resemble those sustained in war zones.
Police have launched internal investigations into 36 related complaints, including four cases in which minors suffered amputations caused by police crowd-control weapons, such as stun grenades, which have since been banned.
The student protests are the largest in decades, with hundreds of high schools across the country blockaded.
Since the protests began in September, 6,776 students have been taken into custody, many of whom report being physically assaulted or subjected to racist insults.
More than 1,000 of these minors were released without charges. Legal proceedings have been initiated against 2,190, while nearly 2,000 were given alternative measures instead of further prosecution, such as attending civic education classes, without standing trial or being convicted.
France is now entering the fourth week of its largest student protest movement in decades. Students have blockaded hundreds of high schools across the country, demanding that absent teachers be replaced and deteriorating school buildings be repaired.
Source: The Guardian
