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After three nights of riots and protests in France over the death of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent shot dead last Tuesday by police in Francethe Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed that it is time for the country to acknowledge its record of racism in the police.
In a statement issued in Geneva on Friday, the office’s spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, expressed her concern over the death of Nahel M, of 17 yearsafter a police officer opened fire on him as he was walking away from a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
quell the riots
According to press reports, at least 875 people were arrested in major cities across the country on Thursday night, after around 40,000 police officers were deployed to quell protests and riots over the killing.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged parents to keep their children off the streets, while looting, shootings and cars have been set on fire in Paris, despite a heavy police presence.
Information indicates that the officer who fired apologized to the young man’s family and he was officially charged with voluntary manslaughter.
Ravina Shamdasani noted that an investigation has been launched into the alleged voluntary manslaughter.
Racism and discrimination
“This is a time for the country to seriously address the deep problems of racism and discrimination in law enforcement and law enforcement”, he emphasized.
“We also stress the importance of peaceful assembly. We call on the authorities to ensure that the use of force by the police to deal with violent elements in demonstrations is always applied while respecting the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, non-discrimination, precaution and accountabilitys,” added the spokeswoman.
He also called for all complaints of disproportionate use of force against people exercising their right to protest to be promptly investigated.
According to the latest figures published by the French police, in 2021 there were 37 documented deaths during police operations, of which ten were due to firearms.
