Protests around the country are becoming increasingly violent. At the same time, the police are accused of excessive force.
On Friday, the Council of Europe condemned the excessive violence perpetrated by the French judiciary during the protests.
Hear the Amnesty chief's criticism of France's handling of the situation in the clip.
Tens of thousands protest
During the timid, new clashes between police and protesters took place in Paris. Tens of thousands of people in the French capital are protesting the government's contentious law raising the retirement age, AFP reports.
By Tuesday afternoon, at least 22 people had been arrested in Paris, according to the city's police.
During the day, the news came that Paris garbage collectors this week are ending their three-week strike in the French capital. But not to give up, but because, according to the left-wing radical union CGT, coordination with other groups is thus made possible "so that we can go on strike even stronger again".
Striking railway employees
Earlier in the day, striking railway employees gathered with flags and handblasts and blocked railway tracks at one of Paris' largest railway stations, the Gare de Lyon.
Before the protests began, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin declared that 13,000 members of the country's security forces would be deployed during the day. In Paris alone, 5,500 would be deployed.
The massive effort was justified by the fact that there is "a great risk to public order" because of the protests.