French full-body veil ban, violated women's freedom of religion: UN Human Rights Committee

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Following complaints by two French Muslim women, fined for wearing a full-body veil or niqab, a UN Committee of independent human rights experts ruled in their favour on Tuesday, stating that their freedom to practice their religion had been infringed.

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