A court had banned the rally to commemorate the 2016 death of Adama Traore in custody, citing the risk of continued unrest. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry rejected UN accusations of structural racism in France.
Ednews informs via dw that more than 2,000 people gathered in central Paris for a memorial rally on Saturday despite a court ban.
The march commemorates the 2016 death of Adama Traore, a Black man, in police custody.
Marches took place throughout France to denounce police brutality and racial profiling, as tensions run high after days of rioting engulfed the country.
Around 5,900 people took to the streets around the country, the French Interior Ministry said.
France has been grappling with unrest sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old of Algerian origin at a traffic stop on June 27.
Meanwhile, France's Foreign Ministry rejected accusations of structural racism made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).