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Belgium votes to ban full-face veils

Amnesty International has condemned an overwhelming vote by the lower house of the Belgian parliament on Thursday in favour of legislation banning the wearing of full-face veils in public. One hundred and forty one parliamentarians voted for the measure, two abstained and none opposed it. “A complete ban on the covering of the face would […]

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Denmark's Face Veil Ban Latest in Harmful Trend

On Thursday, Denmark became the latest in a string of European countries to ban the wearing of full-face coverings in public. Parliament voted overwhelmingly (75 to 30) to adopt legislation that will have a disproportionate impact on one group only: Muslim women.

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