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The [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] asked France to address systemic racism within its police forces, and called for the protests to be peaceful.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gabrielle |last=Tétrault-Farber |title=UN says France fatal shooting an opportunity to address racism in law enforcement |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-says-france-fatal-shooting-an-opportunity-address-racism-law-enforcement-2023-06-30/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=30 June 2023 |language=en |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630152415/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-says-france-fatal-shooting-an-opportunity-address-racism-law-enforcement-2023-06-30/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UN rights office calls on France to address 'deep issues' of racism in policing |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1138247 |website=[[United Nations]] |access-date=1 July 2023 |language=en |date=30 June 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630164101/https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1138247 |url-status=live}}</ref><!--cited for the agency's full name-->

A fundraiser on [[GoFundMe]] for the officer's family was set up by the [[French far-right|far-right]] politician [[Jean Messiha]]. When it closed on 4 July, it had raised €1,636,200, far greater than the €200,000 raised in support of Merzouk's family. the officer's family will receive €625,000 after taxation and platform fees.<ref>{{cite news |title=France riots: €1m donated to policeman who killed Nahel Merzouk |url=https://www.thetimes.co.ukcom/world/europe/article/stop-rioting-nahel-merzouks-grandmother-tells-france-80vcxtzll |first=Charles |last=Bremner |date=3 July 2023 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705030134/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stop-rioting-nahel-merzouks-grandmother-tells-france-80vcxtzll |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Maxence |last=D'Aversa |url=https://www.challenges.fr/politique/mort-de-nahel-la-famille-du-policier-devra-payer-pres-d-un-million-d-euros-d-impot-sur-les-dons_860873|title=Mort de Nahel : la famille du policier devra payer près d'1 million d'euros d'impôt|date=5 July 2023|website=Challenges|access-date=8 July 2023|archive-date=5 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705223724/https://www.challenges.fr/politique/mort-de-nahel-la-famille-du-policier-devra-payer-pres-d-un-million-d-euros-d-impot-sur-les-dons_860873|url-status=live}}</ref>

An article signed by more than one hundred personalities, including [[Angela Davis]], [[Achille Mbembe]], [[Thomas Piketty]], [[Annie Ernaux]], [[Eric Cantona]], [[Judith Butler]], [[Ken Loach]], [[Adèle Haenel]], [[Peter Gabriel]], and [[Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker]] was published in ''[[L'Humanité]]'', entitled "This time, everyone has seen" and calling for participation in the united march against police violence on July 15, 2023. They endorsed the demands of groups of families of victims and activist organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.humanite.fr/idees-debats-tribunes/mort-de-nahel/tribune-mort-de-nahel-cette-fois-tout-le-monde-vu-802823 |title=Tribune. Mort de Nahel : " Cette fois, tout le monde a vu " |date=2023-07-12 |website=L'Humanité|access-date=2023-07-30}}</ref>