04 February 2019
"France’s highest court, the Council of State has rejected calls to suspend the use of controversial non-lethal munitions that have been linked to several serious injuries at Yellow Vest protests, a day ahead of Act 12 of nationwide demonstrations."
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France's top court upholds police use of controversial crowd control weapon (RFI, link):
"In a much anticipated response ahead of Saturday’s next round of Yellow Vest demonstrations, the court rejected a call by France’s Human Rights League and CGT trade union, which argued the weapons are unfit for use at demonstrations.
The weapons in question are lanceurs de balles de defense, or LBDs, referred to as flash balls.
They shoot projectiles such as rubber bullets that collapse or disperse on impact."
See also: MANIFESTE CONTRE LES ARMES DE POLICE – APPEL A SIGNATURES (Désarmons-les!, link):
"Depuis plusieurs semaines, un certain nombre de collectifs luttant depuis plusieurs années contre les violences policières auprès des personnes gravement blessées par des armes de police, font signer un Manifeste contre les armes.
Ce manifeste est rendu public pour la première fois ce 31 janvier 2019, avec 43 blessés signataires, ainsi qu’un certain nombre de collectifs, de soutiens et d’avocat-es."
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