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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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Denmark, France and Belgium are just some of the countries that have banned the burqa.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in response to the announcement.
The court ruled that the ban sought to guarantee social cohesion.
“It has nothing to do with religion,” says the Prime Minister.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit out at religious freedom laws.
Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin has promised to amend Section 37.
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.
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.
“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.
The Pope was welcomed by Cuban President Raul Castro, who told him that his country favours complete religious freedom.