French full veil ban upheld by European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban in France on wearing the Muslim full-face veil - the niqab.
French law says nobody can wear in a public space clothing intended to conceal the face. The penalty for doing so can be a 150-euro fine (£120; $205).
A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing the veil in public violated her freedom of religion and expression.
Bridget Kendall reports.
02 Jul 2014
- From the section Europe