II Ravi Srivastava II

(The author is a strategic security expert)

Nahel M of Algerian origin year old youth 37 in the French cities of Nanterre, Lille, Marseille, Paris and Lyon since the unfortunate murder on June Scenes of big riots have been seen. The report states that it was a brutal murder by French police officers during a traffic violation. Several unverified video footages are going viral on social media, showing how the police approached the victim’s car with guns drawn and opened fire, while the victim allegedly tried to escape.

Nahal’s murder was projected as a symbol of persecution

Nahal belonged to the French minority community Due to which he has been presented as a symbol of oppression by the state. The riots that followed mainly targeted schools, government buildings, shops and vehicles. While French officials appealed for calm, the riots continued for the sixth consecutive day. Till the last reports these riots also spread to French overseas territories like Reunion Island and French Guiana. French history shows many such occasions, riots broke out in the first 2017 when an Arab youth was shot by a security guard. There have been at least five such incidents in the decade of and the last two Six more such big examples have come to the fore in the decades. French police for racial abuse during the detention of a man belonging to the French minority last time was convicted. The population of France is a mixture of people from all over the world.

Out of the French population of 70 million, about 08% foreign originFrench law defines the state as ethnic Stop collecting data on Aadhaar. However, some indications suggest that of the French population of 70 million, about 08% is of foreign origin. There has been a steady increase of immigrants coming to France, of which the current population is about % are foreign born people. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) of France’s National Bureau of Statistics, the maximum number of migrants have come from Africa and Asia. According to Sylvie Le Minaj of another statistics agency, a third of the French population today belongs to immigrants.

He was held responsible behind the violence explosion in France

Ethnic diversity, religious minorities, illegal immigration And some local policy decisions have been blamed for cyclical eruptions of violence in France over the years. While France has been part of the developed countries of the First World since the Industrial Revolution, it has struggled in managing its demographic diversity. Many observers have blamed the French laws for what they say appears to be discriminatory and insulting to the sensitivities of minority communities. France has also seen many examples of arbitrariness of law enforcement agencies. However, these law enforcement agencies work under tremendous stress to keep the life and property of the common citizens safe with constant challenge.

The situation in France is very serious

however in the present case and also in some other examples from the past has perpetrated unnecessary violence by officers on duty with questionable personal ethics resulting in further loss of life and property. The situation unfolding today in France is undoubtedly grave as President Macron has had to postpone his official visit to Germany. It also raises some important questions about the approach adopted by governments in Europe which do not provide any assurances regarding European human rights issues, immigration policies and in particular restrictions on religious practices of minorities. Local policy makers should now be alerted by such unfortunate incidents. They should work to address the sensitivities of minorities, as the right to a dignified life is a universal necessity. The sense of alienation is increasingly fueled by signs of state arbitrariness. Now is the time that everyone should act sensibly and let peace be restored in the country as soon as possible.

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Mon, Jul 3, 2023, 11: 38 PM IST