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UN criticises veil ban in France and Europe prohibits single-use plastic

Posted on: Fri 26 Oct 2018

The United Nations Human Rights Committee declared that the French law, banning full-face veils in public, violates the religious freedom rights of Muslim women.

Also, the European Parliament voted to ban 10 single-use plastic items such as straws and cutlery.

European correspondent from Deutsche Welle, Ineke Mules, joins Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis to discuss this and other news from the continent.

Produced by Zoe Kounadis

Image source: Pixabay

 

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