France: Discriminatory Police Fines Trap Youth in Debt
(Paris, June 17, 2026) - French police are using overbroad powers to issue on-the-spot fixed penalty criminal fines as a new tool for racial profiling, Human Rights Watch, (RE)CLAIM, and Maison Communautaire pour un Developpement Solidaire (MCDS) said in a report released today.
The 60page report,
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