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

  • | Turkey: Religious freedom survey, November 2009 1 Dec 2009 02:54 GMT
    ... Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council May 2010 Universal Periodic Review of ... violations of international human rights standards on freedom of religion or belief. A long-standing crucially important issue, with ...

  • Turkey: Religious freedom survey, November 2009 1 Dec 2009 03:13 GMT
    ... Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council May 2010 Universal Periodic Review of ... violations of international human rights standards on freedom of religion or belief. A long-standing crucially important issue, with ...

  • 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, ... condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. Swiss Justice Minister Eveline ...

  • Swiss Minaret Ban Draws International Criticism 1 Dec 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... vote and warned that the vote restricted religious freedom and violated Switzerland's international treaty obligations. Asma ... "As also stated by the United Nations Human Rights Committee a month ago, such a ban ... condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. The Organization for Security ...

  • Swiss minaret ban discriminates against Muslims: UN expert 1 Dec 2009 12:11 GMT
    ... – An independent United Nations expert on religious freedom Monday voiced regret at the Swiss vote ... of the vote will have on the freedom of religion or belief of members of the Muslim community ... she added, also noting that the UN Human Rights Committee stated a month ago that such ...

  • Rights watchdog hints Swiss minaret ban could go 1 Dec 2009 00:44 GMT
    ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ... condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. Swiss Justice Minister Eveline ... detest intolerance." The U.N.'s special investigator on religious freedom, Asma Jahangir, said the ban on new ...

  • 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 ... fears of European peoples who, without opposing religious freedom, reject ostentatious symbols forced on them by ... to issues such as freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination guaranteed by the European ...

  • Rights watchdog hints Swiss minaret ban could go... 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ... condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. Swiss Justice Minister Eveline ... detest intolerance." The U.N.'s special investigator on religious freedom, Asma Jahangir, said the ban on new ...

  • Switzerland minaret ban condemned 1 Dec 2009 06:15 GMT
    ... a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, ... condemning Switzerland for violating freedom of expression, freedom of religion and prohibition of discrimination. A UN human rights ... expert also warned that the vote restricted religious freedom and violated Switzerland's international treaty obligations. Asma ...

  • Opinion: Much Ado About Minarets 1 Dec 2009 00:46 GMT
    ... so there is no real impingement of religious freedom. Swiss Muslims, who constitute 4% of of ... but Islam. The UN's Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir, who called the ban ... at the time. Even worse, the UN's Human Rights Council is now pushing a . Where ...

  • Vatican and Muslims condemn Swiss minaret ban vote - BBC News 1 Dec 2009 05:37 GMT
    ... fears of European peoples who, without opposing religious freedom, reject ostentatious symbols forced on them by ... media. Amnesty International said the vote violated freedom of religion and would probably be overturned by the Swiss ... supreme court or the European Court of Human Rights. The president of Zurich's Association of Muslim ...

  • Minarets opposed in Dutch too 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... at the Council of Europe, a 47-member human rights watchdog that Switzerland currently chairs, issued a ... who said it was a blow to religious freedom. Antonio Maria Sveglio, president of the pontifical ... added that the government was certain that ‘freedom of religion is as important in Switzerland as it is ...

  • 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 ... right-wing initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and a cherished tradition of tolerance. Pillay said ... saying the minaret ban does not reject religious freedom and immigrants needed to make more of ...

  • Vatican and Muslims condemn Swiss minaret ban vote 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... denouncing the vote as a blow to religious freedom. France's FM Bernard Kouchner expressed shock at ... media. Amnesty International said the vote violated freedom of religion and would probably be overturned by the Swiss ... supreme court or the European Court of Human Rights. The president of Zurich's Association of Muslim ...


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