Geneva (AFP)
Hundreds of French "yellow vests" paraded quietly between the French border and the UN's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday to denounce police violence, an AFP journalist said. .
"Stop the political violence", demanded a banner placed on the floor of the Place des Nations, in front of the European headquarters of the UN, while under the sun, the demonstrators coming especially from the border regions of Switzerland gathered on the Place des Nations, traditional place of manifestation in Geneva.
"I'm here before the United Nations to revolt a little on the condition (imposed by French President Emmanuel) Macron yellow vests because police violence, we really tasted," said AFP Patricia, "yellow vest" from Lyon (eastern France), with "Titou", his little dog also wearing his vest on which was written the message "Social and climatic resistance".
"We are the country of human rights anyway, France, you realize the signal that is given to the whole world: the France that is saving its citizens!", She added.
Several people posing as victims of the police repression of "yellow vests", unprecedented social movement born November 17 against a backdrop of rising taxes before extending to a series of social demands, were present in the procession, as for example David Breidenstein, badly wounded in the left eye by a shot of LBD in March in Paris.
"I'm proud to have come from Troyes (eastern France), I'm very happy to be here," he said. "I especially thank the Swiss for having welcomed us like that because the Swiss police respect us to death, it's a crazy thing", while "in France, it's direct of the bludgeoning".
The rescuer who had taken care of Breidenstein in March was also among the protesters. Jean-Marie David, installed at the Place des Nations where he started a hunger strike, had a present for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, whose offices are in Geneva.
"I wanted to show him and give him a small necklace (which hangs a LBD projectile) if he meets Mr. Macron, that she can show him with what we shoot at the French people and the rescuers," he said. -he explains.
In March, the High Commissioner called for a "thorough investigation" into police violence that occurred during the "yellow vests" demonstrations since mid-November.
"We encourage the French government to continue the dialogue and urgently request a thorough investigation of all reported cases of excessive use of force," she said.
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