The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia has provisionally suspended the ban on wearing the burqa (or other garments that cover the face) in municipal buildings of Lleida (Catalonia) until a sentence is passed on the appeal that the Islamic association “Watani” interposed against the ban.
Lleida City Council approved the ban on wearing the burqa in public buildings on 8 October 2010. The ban was appealed by the Islamic association “Watani” of Lleida, considering that it threatened fundamental rights.
