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# no plans

Leo Varadkar: 'There will be no burqa ban in Ireland'

Denmark, France and Belgium are just some of the countries that have banned the burqa.

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Aug 5th 2018, 10:15 AM

# religious freedom

'Contempt for women reaches a new low': Trump administration rolls back free birth control access

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in response to the announcement.

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Oct 7th 2017, 12:15 PM

# Niqab

Human rights court backs Belgium's ban on wearing a full-face veil in public

The court ruled that the ban sought to guarantee social cohesion.

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Jul 12th 2017, 8:39 AM

# Netherlands

Dutch government plans to ban the burqa (sort of)

“It has nothing to do with religion,” says the Prime Minister.

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May 22nd 2015, 11:11 PM

# religious freedom

'We must never come close to having anything like Whites Only signs again'

Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit out at religious freedom laws.

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Mar 30th 2015, 10:37 AM

# Section 37

"Schools are not data-processing centres": Irish bishops want 'balance' in discrimination debate

Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin has promised to amend Section 37.

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Oct 30th 2014, 6:47 PM

Voices

Opinion: Ireland’s record on civil and political rights comes under the UN spotlight

While progress has been made in some areas, long-standing human rights issues persist in Ireland including gender-based violence and a systemic delay in processing asylum applications.

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Jul 14th 2014, 7:30 AM

Voices

Column: Louise O’Keeffe ruling shows Ireland's school patronage system is unworkable

The State is responsible for the rights of students in the national school system even if the schools are run by patron bodies, writes Peter Ferguson.

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Apr 3rd 2014, 1:00 PM

# religious freedom

Fine Gael councillor Burqa ban comments 'not Fine Gael policy'

“Whether it’s a balaclava or a burqa, we don’t go along in this free secular liberal republic state of anyone hiding the wearers identity,” the Cork councillor said today.

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Feb 10th 2014, 7:50 PM

# Cuba

Pope arrives in Cuba for three-day visit

The Pope was welcomed by Cuban President Raul Castro, who told him that his country favours complete religious freedom.

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Mar 26th 2012, 9:37 PM