India, Oct. 16 -- Amnesty International said in a statement today that initial reports suggest Portuguese police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto in the early hours of Oct. 15, injuring 37 people, and called for an independent investigation into the police operation.
Police operation and reported injuries
Amnesty International said “reports of police violence against people peacefully protesting Portugal’s housing crisis are deeply troubling,” and that people have the right to protest peacefully, including occupying public space at night.
According to activists and their lawyers, the police intervention at Praça D. João I resulted in injuries that included:
* 35 people sustaining minor injuries
* Two...