France Civil Rights Violation

Kilali Latter

Mr. Roddy

IHSS

4/7/21

France’s Hijab Ban

On Tuesday, March 30, The French Senate voted to ban Muslim girls under the age of 18 from wearing a hijab. They are also prohibiting women accompanying a school trip from wearing a hijab and the use of burkinis (swimsuit that covers the whole body) in public pools. These bans are part of the anti-separatism bill. This means that the bans are currently not a law but are working their way to becoming a law. Bruno Retailleau, a French senator, says this bill is justified by describing the hijab and burkini as sexist and supportive of the idea that women are less than men. In reality, this bill is attacking French people’s rights and freedoms, especially Muslims. Another thing the French Government says to support this bill is that banning Muslim women from wearing a hijab liberates them from Islam. This bill is one of many things the French government has done to make living in France harder for Muslim women. This is also not the first time France has made a ban that directly discriminated against Muslims. In 2010 France passed a law that banned full-face coverings and articles of clothing intended to cover the face. This directly affected Muslims who wear a burqa and the UN even said that this law violated human rights and disproportionately affects the Muslim minority in France. This current Hijab Ban is also a violation of human rights and civil rights. The French government is violating the religious freedom rights of Muslim women with all of the bans put in place. However, even though these bans are showing a lot of anti-muslim sentiment, the French government denies that there is an Islamaphobia problem in the country and that they are violating Muslim women's rights. Instead, they believe they are doing Muslim women, while also preserving the French status quo a justice. Currently, Amnesty International Europe is condemning the anti-separatism bill and says that it attacks French people’s rights and freedom. This bill truly is a violation of Muslim women's civil rights and human rights.


Sources: 

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/france-targets-the-hijab-again-while-denying-islamophobia-exists-45525


https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/french-senate-votes-to-ban-hijab-for-muslims-under-18/

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