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  • Watchdog: Minaret ban may violate human rights 1 Dec 2009 08:33 GMT
    ... a case may be made to seek a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said the ban would come ...

  • Neutrality be Damned- Switzerland's Ban on Minarets Seen as a Violation of Freedom of Religion 1 Dec 2009 11:55 GMT
    ... Switzerland's Ban on Minarets Seen as a Violation of Freedom of Religion Geneva, Switzerland- In a referendum sen across ... bias and bigotry by some local officials, human rights organizations and Muslim groups across Europe ...

  • UN rights chief says Swiss minaret ban is discriminatory, could violate international law 1 Dec 2009 12:30 GMT
    ... says Swiss minaret ban is discriminatory, could violate international law By: Bradley S. Klapper, THE ... vote would affect the country's image. U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said Sunday's referendum ... extraordinary claims when the symbol of one religion is targeted," Pillay said in a statement. ...

  • Falun Gong Wages War of Words with China 1 Dec 2009 02:50 GMT
    ... have arrested thousands of Falun Gong adherents. Human rights organizations say many followers have been tortured ... there is no consensus on matters of religion and that one person's prophet is another's ... says the film shows the kind of abuse, including shocks with electric cattle prods, that ...

  • Why so many new minarets in India when the Swiss are voting against them? Listen to the global community! 1 Dec 2009 11:54 GMT
    ... I am all for people following any religion they choose if they can do so ... be right to criticise the Swiss for violating their own values. However, Muslims have no ... Muslim countries have registerded reservations to the Human Rights Declaration; - Building of churches is ...

  • Switzerland minaret ban condemned 1 Dec 2009 06:15 GMT
    ... Monday Europe's top human-rights watchdog said possible violation of fundamental liberties arising from the Swiss ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of ... for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. A UN human ...

  • Ending Violence Against Women Should Be a Priority for Us All 1 Dec 2009 14:52 GMT
    ... her will. Sadly, Uganda's incidence of spousal abuse is shockingly high. In 2008, the police ... pandemic. It cuts across ethnicity, race, class, religion, educational level, and international borders: the only ... Violence Against Women, with December 10, International Human Rights Day, to underscore that violence committed against ...

  • Rights watchdog hints Swiss minaret ban could go 1 Dec 2009 00:44 GMT
    ... - A Swiss ban on minarets could violate fundamental liberties, Europe's top human-rights watchdog said ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of ... for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. Swiss Justice Minister ...

  • Rights watchdog hints Swiss minaret ban could go... 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... - A Swiss ban on minarets could violate fundamental liberties, Europe's top human-rights watchdog said ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of ... for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. Swiss Justice Minister ...

  • Swiss Minaret Ban Draws International Criticism 1 Dec 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... that the vote restricted religious freedom and violated Switzerland's international treaty obligations. Asma Jahangir, the ... "As also stated by the United Nations Human Rights Committee a month ago, such a ... it was not a rejection of their religion. Criticisms also came from across the Muslim ...

  • 3 Switzerland Defends Ban on Mosque Minarets > 1 Dec 2009 05:33 GMT
    ... a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights," said Omar Al-Rawi, integration representative of ... European countries. Amnesty International said the vote violated freedom of religion and would probably be ...

  • 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 ... architectural structure linked to Islam or any religion was "clearly discriminatory." Swiss voters adopted the ... which had rejected the right-wing initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and ...

  • UN rights boss denounces Swiss ban on minarets 1 Dec 2009 14:06 GMT
    ... Navi Pillay, UN high commissioner for Human Rights, saidin a statement that prohibiting an ... architectural structure linked to Islam or any religion was "clearly discriminatory". Swiss voters adopted the ... which had rejected the right-wing initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and ...

  • UN Condemns Swiss Minaret Ban 1 Dec 2009 15:53 GMT
    ... on a collision course with its international human rights obligations," because of its discrimination against ... because of its discrimination against a single religion. "I hesitate to condemn a democratic vote," ... the European Union, said that the ban violates basic human rights and freedoms. In a ...

  • Swiss ban mosque minarets in surprise vote 1 Dec 2009 13:30 GMT
    ... a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights," said Omar Al-Rawi, integration representative of ... European countries. Amnesty International said the vote violated freedom of religion and would probably be ...


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