(Anadolu) A French court on Friday suspended a municipal order banning burkini coverall swimsuits on public beaches in a town near Cannes, ruling that the decree violated fundamental freedoms, according to local media.
The ruling by the administrative court in Nice followed a legal challenge filed by the Human Rights League, which argued the ban unlawfully targeted Muslim women and restricted civil liberties.
The ban specifically mentioned the burkini — swimwear that covers almost all of the body in line with Muslim modesty guidelines — as falling under this category.
The mayor of Mandelieu-la-Napoule, a town on France’s Mediterranean coast, introduced the ban on July 15.
