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Watchdog: Minaret ban may violate human rights 1 Dec 2009 08:33 GMT
... The Council of Europe said banning "new minarets in Switzerland raises ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ...
Rights watchdog hints Swiss minaret ban could go... 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... heavily criticized vote could be overturned. The Council of Europe said banning "new minarets in Switzerland raises ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ...
Switzerland minaret ban condemned 1 Dec 2009 06:15 GMT
... overturned. Thorbjorn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, said the issue raised concerns of whether ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ...
Swiss Minaret Ban Draws International Criticism 1 Dec 2009 10:53 GMT
... "As also stated by the United Nations Human Rights Committee a month ago, such a ban ... could see the heavily-criticized vote overturned. The Council of Europe (CoE) said the issue raised concerns of ...
Concern over Swiss vote to ban building of minarets 1 Dec 2009 02:52 GMT
... construction of new minarets was criticised by human rights agencies but welcomed by European anti-immigrant political ... and Italy. Concern was expressed by the Council of Europe, which aims to protect human rights and ...
Mona Eltahawy on Switzerland's ban on minarets 1 Dec 2009 05:35 GMT
... rooms in which to worship. Further, the Council of Europe, the continent's top human-rights watchdog -- whose ... justice minister said the European Court of Human Rights could strike down the vote. But the ...
Minaret ban questioned 1 Dec 2009 09:35 GMT
... heavily criticised vote could be overturned. The Council of Europe said banning “new minarets in Switzerland raises ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ...
U.N. rights boss denounces Swiss ban on minarets 1 Dec 2009 13:09 GMT
... obligations. Navi Pillay, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement that prohibiting an ... it in a court, he said. The Council of Europe said on Monday the ban raised concern ...
Turkey chides Swiss over minaret ban 1 Dec 2009 12:13 GMT
... a Swiss ban on minarets violates basic human rights and freedoms. Turkey's Foreign Ministry says in ... are worried. Europe's top human-rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has criticized the ban, indicating that the ...
Minaret Ban Challenges Tolerant Swiss Image 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... most other political parties and religious and human rights groups had urged voters to reject the ... Swiss will reverse this decision quickly." The Council of Europe, a 47-member human rights group now chaired ...
Minarets opposed in Dutch too 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... “I hope the Swiss will reverse this decision quickly,” he added. Lawmakers at the Council of Europe, a 47-member human rights watchdog that Switzerland currently chairs, issued a statement expressing its concern at the result. ...
Three Balkan countries to get visa-free travel by Christmas 1 Dec 2009 07:33 GMT
... Excellence, a non-profit organisation funded by the Council of Europe. "So far, students faced big problems when ... illegal immigration, public order, external relations and human rights. Skopje has also met all the criteria ...
Russian Church proposes to discuss anti-Church decisions of the Strasbourg Court at a special seminar in the Council of Europe 30 Nov 2009 10:57 GMT
... Court at a special seminar in the Council of Europe Moscow, November 30, Interfax - The Russian ... Court that the presence of crucifixes violates human rights in Italian schools. "We consider this practice ...
Swiss voters' decision to ban the construction of minarets has drawn worldwide criticism, with the United Nations and Council of Europe expressing outright concern. 30 Nov 2009 17:48 GMT
... worldwide criticism, with the United Nations and Council of Europe expressing outright concern. UN Special Rapporteur on ... spokesman for the UN High Commission for Human Rights also confirmed on Monday that legal experts ...
Swiss minaret ban raises eyebrows in Europe 30 Nov 2009 21:42 GMT
... minister also said the European Court of Human Rights could strike down the Sunday vote, which ... the Islamic call to prayer. The 47-nation Council of Europe said that banning "new minarets in Switzerland ...

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