Tag: European Court
UN Human Rights Decision Backs French Sikhs
News Agencies – January 13, 2012
A Sikh man in France has won the backing of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in his fight...
First women fined under France’s burqa ban
News Agencies – September 22, 2011
A French court has imposed fines on two women for wearing the full Islamic face-covering veil, for the first...
Council of Europe Rebukes Swiss Minaret Ban
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called for a moratorium on the
Swiss minaret ban during a debate on Islam, Islamism, and...
Manual on Hate Speech
The right to freedom of expression entails duties and responsibilities and is subject to certain limits, provided for in Article 10.2 of the European...