France has been rocked by several days of rioting after a young unarmed teenager with a family of Algerian origin was shot in a Parisian neighbourhood by a policeman fleeing during a routine checkpoint.
Artists, intellectuals and citizens are demanding justice for a part of the French population that for decades has been denouncing police harassment through controls, discrimination and racism. The United Nations High Commissioner has urged France to tackle racism within the police and law enforcement agencies. A few weeks ago, the UN Human Rights Council also accused France of racial discrimination and police violence.
