French court should reject lawsuit on police racial profiling, adviser says

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By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) - An adviser to France's top administrative court urged it on Friday to reject a class action lawsuit against the ...

By Layli Foroudi PARIS - An adviser to France's top administrative court urged it on Friday to reject a class action lawsuit against the state alleging police inaction on racial profiling,SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 29, 2023 | SaltWirePARIS - An adviser to France's top administrative court urged it on Friday to reject a class action lawsuit against the state alleging police inaction on racial profiling, saying the government could not be held at fault...

If successful, the landmark petition could open the way for similar broad legal challenges in a country where activism has traditionally taken the form of direct protest, and where class actions only became possible in 2014 and remain rare. The State Council, of which the public rapporteur is a member, is not bound by such opinions but follows the adviser's lead in most cases.A lawyer for the rights groups, which include Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, urged the council not to follow the recommendation.

 

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