Switzerland votes to ban face coverings

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[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have had few good experiences telling women what to wear.

Switzerland has voted to ban face coverings in public, sparking backlash from human rights groups and Islamic organizations who say it discriminates against Muslim women.

In a narrow victory for the right-leaning populist Swiss People's Party on Sunday, 51.2% of voters approved of its proposal to prohibit face coverings, including the Islamic the niqab and burqa, from public spaces, except for in situations of security, weather or health, according to official results from the Swiss government.

The populist Swiss People's Party celebrated the referendum result, calling it in a statement "a strong symbol in the fight against radical political Islam."

Party president, Marco Chiesa, said the "prohibition on veiling" is lawful and does not violate human rights, pointing to decisions by the European Court on Human Rights to uphold similar bans passed by bloc nations.

[–]rubberbiscuit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

meanwhile in america and canada, you will get assaulted and berated if you don't cover your face as much as possible and ideally with multiple layers. 🤡🌏