PARIS (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) pressed the French government on Wednesday to end what it described as police violence against migrants in the northern town of Calais, where hundreds have returned despite the demolition of a sprawling camp known as "the jungle". In a report entitled "Like Living in Hell", the rights group said police "routinely" abused migrants in the hope of having them leave the coastal town. "Such acts violate the prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment as well as international standards on police conduct," HRW said. The accusations of police misconduct echo what other migrants and local associations representatives told Reuters last month. New president Emmanuel Macron last month promised migrants would be treated humanely after France's human rights watchdog was fiercely critical of the living conditions they face.

Source: Ethiopian News July 26, 2017 00:00 UTC