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- Thousands marched in Paris and other cities on Sept 20 against the police-force bill.
- The National Assembly approved the bill in July, presuming the police force is legal.
- Mathilde Panot of France Unbowed (LFI) urged the Senate to reject it.
- Amnesty International, a magistrates’ union and the League of Human Rights protested.
- The committee dismissed a petition that gathered 730,000 signatures against the bill.
