UN rights body slams French 'burqa ban'

The UN Human Rights Committee yesterday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined in 2012 for wearing full-face veils in public. The committee called for the women to be compensated and for a review of the 2010 law. It added that it was not convinced by France's claim that the ban was necessary for security and social reasons.