Amnesty International slams 'police violence', forced evictions and no healthcare for immigrants
Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 1:10 PM
AMNESTY International has condemned the 'unnecessary violence' used by riot police during public demonstrations in Spain and the 'lack of guarantees' for people whose homes have been repossessed.
In its annual report, AI listed six areas where it considered Spain needed to improve its human rights policies.
Other entries included anti-terrorism measures, racism and domestic violence, but particularly emphasised repossession of homes and 'aggressiveness' by police in protest marches as being two areas directly caused by the financial crisis.
The report mentioned two cases in point concerning the latter – the death of Ángela Jaramillo from a heart attack three months after being repeatedly beaten with truncheons by police officers when taking part in a peaceful demonstration, the after-effects of which required medical treatment; and reporter Paloma Aznar, who suffered a serious eye injury after being hit by a rubber bullet fired at her, despite wearing her press identification in a prominent place about her person.
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