A Norwegian politician says he 'doesn't give a toss' about human rights, mosques should be banned from broadcasting the call to prayer.
Jon Helgheim, immigration spokesman for Progress Party, part of Oslo's ruling two-party coalition, said the country's residents needed 'peace and quiet'.
He rejected arguments that banning the religious announcement being played over loudspeakers would violate the European Convention on Human Rights.
'I don't give a toss what human rights provisions say in this case,' he told Vårt Land.
'What I care about is that people get peace and quiet in their neighbourhoods, and that means not being disturbed by the call to prayer. [Daily Mail] Read more
