Polish Border Guard officers used direct coercive measures and deployed tear gas against foreigners held at the guarded immigration center in Biała Podlaska. Women and children were among those requiring medical attention following the use of the gas. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights calls on the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and the national prosecutor's office to perform a thorough inquiry into the events.
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Tear Gas Used at Guarded Immigration Center in Poland
Polish Border Guard officers used direct coercive measures and deployed tear gas against foreigners held at the guarded immigration center in Biała Podlaska. Women and children were among those requiring medical...
by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
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