Criticism of the Human Rights Council of the racist treatment of the French police

The UN Human Rights Council has sharply criticized the French government for the brutal and racist treatment of protesters against the policies of Paris by the country's police.International Labor Day in Paris turned into violence due to the intervention of the French police.

Sweden's representative at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on Monday said the French government should deal with published reports of abuse and use of force by the country's police against International Workers' Day demonstrators with full transparency, AAA news agency reported.

Russian representative Kristina Sukacheva also added that the heinous and brutal actions of the French police to disperse the protesters were worrying.Kelly Billingsley, the US representative, also asked the French government to deal with violence and racist crimes against foreign immigrants.The representatives of Brazil and Japan also stressed the need to end the racist clashes between the security forces and the protesters.

France's interior minister tweeted at the same time as the country's International Workers' Day protests that while the vast majority of the demonstrators were peaceful, the police, especially in Paris, Lyon and Nantes, are facing very violent thugs who have come to kill the police and rob others property.

Gérald Darmanin said at least 108 police officers were injured and 291 people were arrested during Monday's riots, and that number will increase.In Paris, union-led demonstrations with placards calling for social justice and Macron's resignation began peacefully, but police fired tear gas as demonstrators marched through the 11th arrondissement.