UN human rights body backs French Sikhs on turbans

[hellheaven1987]

A Sikh man in France has won the backing of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in his fight over religious headgear.

It said France was violating Sikhs' religious freedom by forcing them to remove their turbans when having photos taken for passports and ID cards.

Ranjit Singh, 76, said he had turned to the UN because he found the French policy disrespectful and unnecessary.

The ruling is not legally binding. France was asked to respond by March.

Mr Singh welcomed the decision, telling the BBC: "[The turban] is part of my body. It is my identity and I cannot part with it."

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I find it interesting that UN is accusing France, a self-proclaimed human right champion, for violating human right; it also brings question whether French government would stop their recent nonsense of banning burka or putting Armenian Genocide denials into jail.

[Vanoi]

This calls for a no fly zone.

[Rolling Thunder]

This calls for a no fly zone.

The RAF will have it done in fifteen minutes.

[Vanoi]

The RAF will have it done in fifteen minutes.

Don't worry it will only take 10 minutes before France displays its white battle flag.

[Imperial]

The RAF will have it done in fifteen minutes.

...For only 3 days before it runs out of money.

[Armenum]

Given the person wears such headgear regularly, I think this is justified. More time than not, when they are stopped by police and asked for ID, they will be wearing their headgear.

[Kanaric]

Given the person wears such headgear regularly, I think this is justified. More time than not, when they are stopped by police and asked for ID, they will be wearing their headgear.

lol what does an ID have to do with wearing a religiously required hat? You can see their face.

The french are just people who hate brown people. They will do anything in their power to oppress their culture, this has been known fact for quite some time so this come to no surprise.

They claim to be a human rights champion but they really are only for human rights so long as you want to be a generic frenchman.

I can imagine if this was done in a free country like the US, lol.

[hellheaven1987]

lol what does an ID have to do with wearing a religiously required hat? You can see their face.

No idea; furthermore turban does not even cover ears.

[Derbiean]

I side with the French as it is well known Sikhs conceal bombs underneath those turbans

[Kanaric]

Next time the pope visits france they should require him to go hatless. Oh wait, they wont because they are papists.

[mike^_^]

[MathiasOfAthens]

You know that saying never go above your boss and speak to your boss's Boss? Well This guy just did that by going to the UN. He is going to get ed up by France.

Do you have to remove your turban in the states as well?

[Phier]

Its kinda funny that wearing silly hats is a human right.

[Kanaric]

Its kinda funny that wearing silly hats is a human right.

Well this is a hat that isn't at all like what you posted. Its no more leading to misidentification than a baseball cap.

Do you want the government to tell you what you must wear Phier?

This is a sikh


Are we going to make jews not wear caps now? What about baseball fans next?

I totally can't tell what that guy looks like with his hat on. Hes concealing his intents of murdering us all! Look at his shifty eyes and brown skin! - French perspective on the subject.

[Phier]

Well this is a hat that isn't at all like what you posted. Its no more leading to misidentification than a baseball cap.

Do you want the government to tell you what you must wear Phier?

This is a sikh


Are we going to make jews not wear caps now? What about baseball fans next?

I totally can't tell what that guy looks like with his hat on. Hes concealing his intents of murdering us all! Look at his shifty eyes and brown skin! - French perspective on the subject.

Yes I'm aware, and its still a silly hat. Oh I know its a deeply spiritual and personally significant silly hat to him, but as someone who doesn't find hats to be particularly spiritual it seems rather silly that human rights can focus around the right to wear silly hats.

[Kanaric]

Yes I'm aware, and its still a silly hat. Oh I know its a deeply spiritual and personally significant silly hat to him, but as someone who doesn't find hats to be particularly spiritual it seems rather silly that human rights can focus around the right to wear silly hats.

Well you have to realize in the US we have freedom of religion, to us it is considered a basic human right. France, since it is not a free society, does not allow for this. I mean you can go to jail for discussion certain topics like the holocaust in that country, lol.

I am not very positive to French politics in the current political climate but this is just one of those things I really cannot hold against them.

Well people who are not for freedom of expression such as yourself and fear foreign culture on top of it would tend to agree with French policy. All bootlickers of that manner would.

Yes PLEASE senate, we need more restrictions on what we can and can't do. Clearly society is out of control seeing these silly hat people.

[Adar]

Well people who are not for freedom of expression such as yourself and fear foreign culture on top of it would tend to agree with French policy. All bootlickers of that manner would.

Yes PLEASE senate, we need more restrictions on what we can and can't do. Clearly society is out of control seeing these silly hat people.

I am sceptic to UN commission of human rights, I do not have any opinion at all regarding whatever French law is prohibiting turbans because I know nothing about it.

[Heinz Guderian]

Yes I'm aware, and its still a silly hat. Oh I know its a deeply spiritual and personally significant silly hat to him, but as someone who doesn't find hats to be particularly spiritual it seems rather silly that human rights can focus around the right to wear silly hats.

actual libertarians and not pretend internet libertarians wouldnt have a problem with his right to wear a "silly hat". I respect Sikhs who wear turbans. I would love for you to go up to a Sikh and call his "hat" silly. He's probably object to your right to have teeth afterwards.

[Phier]

actual libertarians and not pretend internet libertarians wouldnt have a problem with his right to wear a "silly hat". I respect Sikhs who wear turbans. I would love for you to go up to a Sikh and call his "hat" silly. He's probably object to your right to have teeth afterwards.

Being we don't live under anything close to a libertarian government we can't exactly follow a libertarian policy here and there and claim it really helps anything. And yes I'm sure he, like many who wear silly hats, would become violent over his hat. Saying religious people get violent over their religion is like saying the water is wet Heinz I expect better from you my man.

[Adar]

Yes, the UN human rights body. The pillar of human and religious rights governed by nations such as Libya, Pakistan, China, Russia, Qatar...

And Saudi Arabia!

I am not very positive to French politics in the current political climate but this is just one of those things I really cannot hold against them.