MSF denounces police violence against migrants in Paris – The World

The humanitarian organization accuses the security forces of engaging in ” an attempt was pathetic to subtract this population in distress to the public “.

In the space of a week, eight migrants in a situation of hypothermia have been supported by MSF teams during outpatient consultations. Denouncing the ” unacceptable practices ” that put in danger the lives of the people targeted, Doctors without borders accuses the security forces of engaging in

” an attempt was pathetic to subtract this population in distress to the public “. “This denial of reality by the violence must stop “, insists the organization.

The interior minister, Bruno Le Roux, has defended Sunday the work of the police, referring to ” a national sport in issue “ of their work. the ” What are today’s police forces, it is the sheltering of people who are vulnerable, ” according to the minister. the ” It is true, sometimes, there may be a form of coercion to shelter someone “, he added.

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