Activists protest ban on distributing food to migrants in Calais

Charities and human rights groups said officials had failed to provide basic services

About 250 human rights activists have protested in the northern French port of Calais against a local ban on distributing food to migrants in the city centre.

Members of about 70 charities and rights groups also on Saturday denounced what they say is the failure of local officials to provide even basic services to the migrants living in and around the city.