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(Irish Times) European Court of Human Rights upholds French veil ban
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld France’s ban on wearing face-covering veils in public places.
The Strasbourg court decided by a majority that the ban did not violate Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which sets out the right to respect for private and family life, or Article 9, which concerns freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
It found unanimously that the ban was not in breach of Article 14, which prohibits discrimination.
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