At a Court of Justice
- The trial of a skinhead accused of having murdered Brahim, a young Moroccan, by drowning him in the icy waters of the river Seine took place in the Criminal Court of Paris.
With him were three other skinheads accused of "not assisting a person in distress not helping a person in distress". The tragedy happened during a National Front rally, on May 1 1995.
I found myself crushed by the crowd filling the hall of the Criminal Court. I wanted to greet Brahim's friend, sitting on the first court.
He had called on me after the tragic event and a strong friendship had spontaneously developed.
The young skinheads, excited by the words of racist hate spoken at the National Front rally. decided to act! They did not hesitate to kill. The xenophobe slogans are never innocent! They always find their victims.
At a time when the Centenary of the Human Rights Chart is celebrated in France, this event will show, I hope, the dangers that an extreme right party may cause to society.
A social evening for Tibet. - With a group of Buddhist friends and a young Lama , we remembered with deep emotion, the hunger strike of six Tibetans in India. They were six to symbolise the six million compatriots victimised by the Chinese repression.
One of them six sacrificed himself by fire. A cry of despair from a people who, since 1959, have never stop resisting.
Many Tibetans are still following the route to exile. They risk their lives when, through heroic efforts, they try to cross the border to enter the refugee camps in India and Nepal. Their life situation remains, however, precarious.
Happily, however, there are many god parents who offer the children the possibility of attending school, the means to continue their studies and help the elders to survive. And to all, the possibility of keeping their dignity.
