The UN Human Rights Committee’s views on two women’s complaints against France were publicly reported. It found that the blanket criminal ban disproportionately interfered with their rights and sought remedies and review. The women used an international complaints mechanism after domestic prosecutions. The committee’s findings differed from the European court’s earlier approach, but did not themselves repeal French legislation.
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What did the UN Human Rights Committee find in the women’s niqab complaints?
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The Committee sought remedies and review. Its views challenged the blanket ban, while allowing distinctions for specific identity checks, and did not themselves repeal the law.
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