Lynching of a young Jewish in Paris

Alert DateJune 21, 2008 Country: France Address: Paris General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: Religious minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life, Religion
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age <17
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 10
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On Saturday June 21, 2008, a young Jewish, Rudy H., had been lynched in Paris, by several young people from African and Maghrebian origin. The Public Prosecutor upheld the aggravating charge of anti-Semitism against the authors, as it seemed obvious that this lynching was linked to the Judaism of the victim, who wore a kippa.

Source: Serafini Tonino, Un jeune juif entre la vie et la mort après avoir été lynché, in Liberation, 23 June 2008, http://www.liberation.fr/france/010183857-un-jeune-juif-entre-la-vie-et-la-mort-apres-avoir-ete-lynche