GENEVA (30 November 2009) — The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ms. Asma Jahangir, regrets the outcome of the vote on the initiative to prohibit the construction of minarets in Switzerland. “I have deep concerns at the negative consequences that the outcome of the vote will have on the freedom of religion or belief of members of the Muslim community in Switzerland,” Ms. Jahangir said. “Indeed, a ban on minarets amounts to an undue restriction of the freedom to manifest one’s religion and constitutes a clear discrimination…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 30 November 2009. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
