MRG expresses concern regarding proposed Bosnian ban on full-face veils

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) today urges the Bosnian parliament to vote against a bill on the wearing of full-face veils, saying that the move does not respect the fundamental religious rights of the country’s Muslim community.

The Bosnian Central Parliament is to debate the proposal on 1 September.

“Bosnian citizens, regardless of religious affiliation, should be able to manifest their faith freely and without discrimination. MRG strongly urges MPs to reject the ban, which represents a worrying incursion into the civil liberties of religious minorities,” says Carl Soderbergh, MRG's Director of Policy and Communications. Read more...

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New briefing: Landmark ruling provides major victory to Kenya’s indigenous Endorois

The Endorois indigenous community in Kenya has successfully contested their eviction from their ancestral land by the Kenyan government. In a landmark decision adopted by the African Union on 2 February 2010, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights declared the expulsion of Endorois from their ancestral lands illegal. MRG's new briefing disects the ruling and looks at its implications for indigenous groups in Kenya and beyond. Read more...

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