In its annual report on the status of human rights in the world, rights group Amnesty International criticised France’s rights record, in particular its refugee policy. The report claims that French rights failings and 'double standard(s)' leave many living in squalid and humiliating circumstances while Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion are being treated differently from those from other countries.
The way French authorities talk about Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion “particularly clashes” with they way they talked last year about Afghans fleeing the Taliban who had just taken over their country, said Nathalie Godard, action director for Amnesty International France, presenting the report to the press on Tuesday.
