Translating the printemps érable

Original French text:http://www.bloquonslahausse.com/2012/07/la-classe-lance-un-appel-aux-temoignages-sur-la-repression-policiere/

The Ligue des droits et libertés (League of Rights and Liberties), the legal committee of the CLASSE (the Coalition large de l’Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante / Broad Coalition of the Association for Student Union Solidarity) and the Association des juristes progressistes (Association of progressive lawyers) are joining together to collect testimonies, from now until the 13 August 2012, from students and citizens who, since the start of the student strike, have been the subject of intimidation, police brutality, arrests, detention, any form of accusation or reprisals, or who have been denied access to public spaces or services because they were wearing a red square.

The three organizations intend to produce a report with these testimonies, which will thus allow a more global view of the breadth of the repression by the policing, judicial, and political systems. We invite you to examine the attached explanatory document (which includes a memory-aid to help you write your testimony, and to send us your testimonies at this address: temoignage@liguedesdroits.ca

For more information, you can write to us at temoignage@liguedesdroits.ca or consult the Facebook page.

Nicole Filion, Ligue des droits et libertés (www.liguedesdroits.ca)


Andrée Bourbeau, Comité légal de la CLASSE (www.bloquonslahausse.com)


Sibel Ataogul, Association des juristes progressistes (www.ajpquebec.org)

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Translated from the original French by Translating the printemps érable.

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