Rights groups hope to bring end to discrimination they say has gone unaddressed by successive governments
France must end the widespreadof people of black and north African heritage who are routinely stopped by police and asked to show their identity papers with no explanation, a lawyer for rights groups will argue at a historic court hearing in Paris on Friday.
, teenagers and young people of black and north African origin said they faced widespread discrimination, saying they were often stopped several times a day by police for identity checks without explanation. She said successive French governments and police had refused to acknowledge that systemic change was needed to stop the deep-rooted discrimination of police identity stops on non-white citizens.
“It is a daily problem and it’s massive,” said Issa Coulibaly from the Pazapas association in Belleville, northern Paris. “Almost every French man perceived as black or north African will have experienced it multiple times. I head an association for cultural and sporting events for young people. As soon as we hold any kind of chat or debate, this issue comes up very quickly.
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