Portugal: Blanket Ban on Face Coverings Threatens Several Human Rights
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The Portuguese Parliament has given 'green light' this Friday to a bill, promoted by the ultra-right Chega party, to ban the use of the burka, the Islamic garment that completely covers the body of the woman, in an initiative that has had the support of the conservative coalition led by the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro. "Chega's proposal has been approved. The burkas are over in Portugal. Whoever hates our culture can return to his country", …
The Parliament of Portugal approved this Friday with the votes in favor of the right and the far right a bill to prohibit covering his face in public places in the country, which will now pass to the office of the president, António José Seguro, who will be able to promulgate, veto or send it to the Constitutional Court.
Portugal: Blanket ban on face coverings threatens several human rights
Following the Portuguese Parliament’s approval of a law banning face coverings in public spaces, the Executive Director of Amnesty International – Portugal, João Godinho Martins, said: “This new law is discriminatory and is a threat to human rights. Despite having removed direct references to Islam, which were a part of previous versions of the text, this […]
Portugal Prohibits the Use of Burka in Public Spaces to Safeguard "Respect for the Dignity of Women"
The text approved by Parliament now passes to the president, Antóno José Seguro, who will be able to promulgate it, veto it or send it to the Constitutional Court. More information: Burgos opens the debate on the use of ‘burkini’ in public pools after evicting three women who used it
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SIC NotíciasThe project to ban the concealment of the face in public spaces had already been approved in the specialty. The diploma was the subject of a long negotiation between Arri and PSD.
Portugal has just done what Spain finds it difficult to even begin to debate seriously: to look forward to a phenomenon that for years has been treated with more euphemisms than arguments, and to legislate clearly on it. The so-called law of the burka, driven by the patriotic right, but backed by a broad majority, makes the Portuguese country the last — and perhaps the most courageous — to regulate specifically the wearing of garments that cover…
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