TEHRAN (IQNA) – France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing her hijab, a UN committee ruled. "The committee concludes that the refusal to allow (Mezhoud) to participate in the training while wearing her headscarf constitutes a gender and religious-based act of discrimination," the UN Human Rights Committee determined, according to the document. Mezhoud approached the UN Human Rights Committee after she lost a series of appeals in French courts. The committee said France had breached articles 18 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on religious freedom. The country also must take steps to ensure similar violations of international law will not happen again.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2022 19:00 UTC