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France 'routinely' abuses migrants, says NGO
By EUobserver
In a report published Tuesday, Human Rights Watch said French police in Calais "routinely use pepper spray on child and adult migrants ... regularly spray or confiscate sleeping bags, blankets, and clothing; and sometimes use pepper spray on migrants’ food and water". The NGO said the "behaviour appears to be at least partly driven by a desire to keep down migrant numbers", months after a migrant camp was evacuated.