European rights court upholds French ‘burqa ban’

France’s law banning women from wearing face-covering veils in public was not discriminatory, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in a judgement on the 1 July 2014.

ESO: Background information: French burqa ban to be questioned at European Court of Human Rights http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-burqa-ban-to-be-questioned-at-european-court-of-human-rights/

BBC News, 01.07.14: European Court upholds French full veil ban http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28106900

The Local.fr, 01.07.14: European court upholds France's Muslim veil ban http://www.thelocal.fr/20140701/face-veil-ban-france-court

ECHR: HUDOC: Judgement in Application 43835/11 http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-145466

ECHR: HUDOC: Press Release, 01.07.14: French ban on the wearing in public of clothing designed to conceal one’s face does not breach the Convention http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng-press/pages/search.aspx?i=003-4809142-5861661

The Guardian, 01.07.14: France's burqa ban upheld by human rights court http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/01/france-burqa-ban-upheld-human-rights-court

Deutsche Welle, 01.07.14: Europe's rights court upholds French burqa ban http://dw.de/p/1CTYX

EurActiv, 02.07.14: European court upholds French ban on full-face veil http://www.euractiv.com/sections/languages-culture/european-court-upholds-french-ban-full-face-veil-303233

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 02.07.14: Burqa ban helps integration (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE146050-Burqa-ban-helps-integration

Euronews, 01.07.14: France: burqa ban is legal and will stay – European Human Rights Court http://www.euronews.com/2014/07/01/france-burqa-ban-is-legal-and-will-stay-european-human-rights-court

The New York Times, 01.07.14: French Ban on Face Veils Upheld by European Rights Court http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/world/europe/european-rights-court-upholds-frances-ban-on-full-face-veils.html

Daily Telgraph, 02.07.14: Burqa ban undermines human rights (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE146127-Burqa-ban-undermines-human-rights

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