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A woman wearing the burqa
Friday, Apr. 30, 2010

Open quoteIn our view, it's a violation of many of Belgium's international obligations — the U.N. Convention [on human rights] and the European Court of Human Rights.Close quote

  • JOHN DALHUISEN,
  • of Amnesty International, after Belgium's lower house of Parliament banned burqa-type Islamic dress in public
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