French riots and Nepal’s ‘respectable’ casteism

Everyone pretends that Dalits have been afforded unprecedented amounts of rights and privileges.

The violent unrest in France over the past few days, following the murder of a 17-year old Algerian-descent man, Nahel M, by a Parisian policeman on June 27, has shaken the country. There have been deadly clashes with the enforcement officials on the streets of Paris, Marseillie and many other cities and towns. Hundreds of protestors have been arrested and many shops and businesses vandalised or looted. A Parisian mayor’s family home was attacked and his family injured.