19 January 2011

Bans on the Wearing of the Full Face Veil in Public: What Is the Impact on Human Rights? - Part I

In a recently released report entitled Bans on the Full Face Veil and Human Rights, international freedom of expression organisation ARTICLE 19, argues that s general prohibitions on wearing full face veils - such as those adopted in France and Belgium - to be incompatible with states’ human rights obligations on freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right to non-discrimination and equal treatment.

The report released on December 17th 2010, analyses national laws banning the public wearing of the Islamic veils from a freedom of expression perspective, in particular. [eGov monitor] Read more [via National Secular Society]