Tuesday, July 1, 2014

European rights court upholds French burqa ban

STRASBOURG, July 1- The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France’s controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom. In a case brought by a 24 year old French woman with the support of a British legal team, the court ruled that France was justified in introducing the ban […]

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