(Anadolu) Amnesty France on Tuesday urged the Macron government to withdraw discriminatory provisions adopted in an amended version of a controversial bill confirming respect for the principles of the Republic that targets the French Muslim population.
The rights group expressed concerns about the bill passed Monday by the Senate that includes new amendments under the guise of fighting extremism.
The right-wing-dominated Senate modified the text of the bill by introducing amendments to toughen the proposed law.
They include prohibitions of religious symbols for parents on school trips, burkini in public swimming pools, preventing minor girls from concealing their faces or wearing religious symbols in public, a ban on prayers on university premises and displaying foreign flags at weddings.
