An appeal against the decision by Swiss voters to ban the construction of minarets has been submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
It was lodged on Tuesday afternoon, said Pierre de Preux, a lawyer acting for Hafid Ouardiri, the former spokesman of the Geneva mosque.
Ouardiri wants the Strasbourg court to rule that the ban is incompatible with the European human rights convention.
De Preux told the AP news agency that a letter had been sent to the federal government and to all the members of the Council of Europe to inform them of this step.
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Source: SwissInfo (English)
It was lodged on Tuesday afternoon, said Pierre de Preux, a lawyer acting for Hafid Ouardiri, the former spokesman of the Geneva mosque.
Ouardiri wants the Strasbourg court to rule that the ban is incompatible with the European human rights convention.
De Preux told the AP news agency that a letter had been sent to the federal government and to all the members of the Council of Europe to inform them of this step.
(more)
Source: SwissInfo (English)
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