2023-06-30 13:16:00
A remonstrance. The UN asked France this Friday, June 29 to seriously address the problems of racism and racial discrimination within its police forces, three days after the death of a teenager. Nahel, 17, was killed on Tuesday at the wheel of a car during a traffic check carried out by two police bikers near Paris.
“Now is the time for the country to seriously address the deep-seated issues of racism and racial discrimination among law enforcement”said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, during the regular UN press briefing in Geneva (Switzerland).
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“The use of force by the police” in question
After three nights of riots all over France which caused significant material damage, “we call on the authorities to ensure that the use of force by the police to tackle violent elements during demonstrations always respects the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, non-discrimination, precaution and responsibility”underlined the spokesperson.
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Ravina Shamdasani also expressed concern about the violence that erupted after the death of this young man. “We understand that there has been a lot of looting and violence, by certain elements who use the protests for these purposes, and that there have been a large number of police officers who have also been injured”did she say.
875 arrests Thursday evening
She underlined that it is precisely for this reason that the United Nations is asking “all authorities to ensure that, even if there are clearly violent elements in the demonstrations, it is crucial that the police respect at all times the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, non-discrimination , precaution and responsibility. »
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French law enforcement made 875 arrests overnight from Thursday to Friday and a total of 249 police and gendarmes were injured, according to official figures.
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