Referendum Banning Face Coverings in Swiss Town Outrages Muslims, Amnesty International: Results from a referendum in the southern canton of Ticino showed that 65 percent of the electorate backed a proposal to forbid the covering of faces in public areas by any group. Echoing bans in France and Belgium, the measure does not single out Muslims directly. It states that “no-one may mask or hide their face on the public highway, nor in places open to the public, except places of worship, nor those offering a public service”.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:30:02 +0000
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