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France bans the niqab Due to the French law, Amnesty International has condemned an overwhelming vote by the lower house of the French parliament to ban the wearing of full-face veils in public. Three hundred and thirty six parliamentarians voted for the measure on Tuesday, with only one opposing it. “A complete ban on the covering of the face would violate the rights to freedom of expression and religion of those women who wear the burqa or the niqab as an expression of their identity or beliefs,” said John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s expert on discrimination in Europe. The law, which must still be approved by the French Senate, prohibits the wearing anywhere in public of any form of clothing intended to conceal one’s face. Breach of the law would be punishable by a fine of up to 150 Euros and/or the requirement to complete a community rehabilitation programme. The law also provides for a penalty of up to one year imprisonment and a fine of up to 30,000 Euros for those who use force or threats to oblige others to cover their faces. Advocates for the ban in France have characterized full-face veils as contrary to French Republican values, incompatible with gender equality and a threat to public safety. “As a general rule, the rights to freedom of religion and expression entail that all people should be free to choose what – and what not – to wear. These rights cannot be restricted simply because some – even a majority — find a form of dress objectionable or offensive.” States are obliged under international law to protect women against pressure and threats to wear full-face veils. “However, comprehensive bans are not the way to do this,” said John Dalhuisen. “They carry a risk that women who currently wear full face veils will become confined to their homes, less able to work or study and to access public services.” “Governments should instead be looking to strengthen efforts to combat the discrimination faced by Muslim women, both in their communities and in the broader societies in which they live. Their focus should be on empowering women to make their own choices, rather than limiting the range of choices available to them. “Legitimate security concerns can be met by targeted restrictions on the complete covering of the face in well-defined high risk locations. “Individuals may also be required to reveal their faces when objectively necessary, for instance for identity checks. French law already allows for such limited restrictions,” said John Dalhuisen.
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Amnesty International osuđuje zabranu nošenja burke Belgija je prva zemlja u Europi koja je zabranila potpuno ili djelomično prekrivanje lica i nošenje raznih vrsta muslimanskih velova na svim javnim mjestima Zastupnici Donjeg doma belgijskog parlamenta u četvrtak su izglasali prijedlog zakona kojim se zabranjuje potpuno ili djelomično prekrivanje lica i nošenje raznih vrsta muslimanskih velova na svim javnim mjestima, uključujući i ulice, čime je ta zemlja postala prva u Europi koja se u službeno odlučila na ovakav potez. "Belgijski potez da zabrani marame koje prekrivaju lice, prvi u Europi, postavlja opasni presedan. Ograničenja ljudskih prava moraju biti razmjerna legitimnom cilju, a potpuna zabrana to ne bi bila", rekao je John Dalhuisen, stručnjak Amnesty Internationala za diskriminaciju u Europi. Po Amnestyju, "potpuna zabrana prekrivanja lica predstavljala bi kršenje prava na slobodu izražavanja i vjere onih žena koje nose burku ili nikab kao izraz svog identiteta ili uvjerenja". U prijedlogu zakona ne spominju se eksplicitno burka ili nikab, no on se odnosi na sve osobe koje se "na javnim mjestima ne smiju pojaviti potpuno ili djelomično prekrivenog lica, na način da ih se ne može prepoznati". Ako zakon ne budu poštovali bit će kažnjeni novčano s 15 do 25 eura i/ili će morati na izdržavanje zatvorske kazne u trajanju od jednoga do sedam dana. Iznimku će predstavljati posebne svečanosti, proslave ili događaji, poput primjerice karnevala, ako to dopuste lokalne vlasti. Taj zakon po kojemu će se muslimanke kazniti ako u javnosti imaju prekriveno lice stupit će na snagu tek kada ga potvrdi i gornji dom belgijskog parlamenta, Senat. S obzirom na političku krizu u zemlji, procjenjuju promatrači, taj bi se proces mogao oduljiti.(hina/metro-portal)