Human Rights Watch called for rejection of France’s proposed ban on conspicuous religious symbols in state schools, arguing that it would disproportionately exclude Muslim girls and infringe religious expression. It defended women and girls against both compulsory veiling and compulsory unveiling. The statement’s own dateline is 27 February; the website displays an earlier US evening timestamp. This entry dates the advocacy intervention, rather than the subsequent enactment of the law.
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Human Rights Watch defended both compulsory veiling and compulsory unveiling in its intervention on the proposed French ban.
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It opposed coercion in both directions and challenged the discriminatory effects of excluding Muslim girls from school.