After the 29 November referendum, Human Rights Watch called the ban on constructing new minarets discriminatory and contrary to religious freedom. It challenged the portrayal of Islam as a dangerous foreign presence and noted opposition from UN rights experts. This entry dates the advocacy response, not the referendum itself. The ban targeted new minarets; it was not a prohibition on every mosque or all Muslim worship.
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What distinction is necessary when describing the Swiss minaret ban?
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Human Rights Watch challenged the ban as discriminatory. Accurate description of its scope is essential even when criticizing its exclusionary purpose and effects.
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