Burka, Niqab and Co.: SPD rejects CDU proposal for ban on veiling | EUROtoday

The SPD rejects the Women’s Union’s demand to ban full-face veiling in Germany. “It is important that women can live self-determined and free lives, but without patronizing them or putting them under pressure,” mentioned the chairwoman of the SPD ladies and authorized coverage spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group, Carmen Wegge, to the editorial community Germany (RND).

“A general ban on full-face veiling would not meet these demands,” continued Wegge. However, no girl ought to be pressured to “wear something she doesn’t want to wear”.

The Women’s Union, then again, desires to submit an utility for a nationwide ban on full-face veils on the CDU federal social gathering convention on the finish of February. The group’s utility states, amongst different issues: “We are committed to a general ban on face coverings in public spaces.” Specifically, we’re speaking about “burkas, niqabs and comparable facial coverings”.

A ban on veiling sends a “clear signal for women’s self-determination and against any form of forced veiling,” the appliance continues. Permanent concealment prevents integration and creates “parallel structures”. The Women’s Union states: “The ability to identify people in public spaces is crucial for averting danger, police work and the functionality of state institutions.”

According to the candidates, a ban may prevail in courtroom: “Comparable bans on face coverings have been introduced in several European countries (e.g. France, Belgium, Austria) and approved by national supreme courts and the European Court of Human Rights.”