CRIF, the umbrella group of French secular Jewish organisations, and the jewish student union will participate on Wednesday in a gathering in memory of jewish journalist Politkovskaia who was killed last Saturday in Russia, the jewish agency Europen jewish press reported.
On Wednesday, demonstrators led by "philosopher" Andre Glucksman and Marie Mendras will demand an international and independent investigation over the assassination.
CRIF backed these demands. "It's important that the Jewish community mobilises for human rights because these horrible murders are inconceivable in a civilised society and they reveal a degenerated society," said David Fuchs, who will represent CRIF at the protest.
"It is essential to demand that these violent acts stop. Jews must mobilise, even for one victim, because what happens to one person in that country could eventually have an effect on all of us. We must defend individuals whose basic rights are attacked."
The murdered jewess was an American citizen because of her birthplace in the US. Her jewish parents worked as " Russian diplomats" in the "Russian embassy" in Washington, DC. She also held a Russian citizenship.
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