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June 2022

Missaoui and Akhandaf v. Belgium (communicated case) - 54795/21

Article 14

Discrimination

Ban on full body swimsuit (burkini) in municipal swimming pool: communicated

The applicants are two Muslim women complaining about the ban on wearing a full body swimsuit in a public swimming pool. Finding that the ban amounted to discrimination on grounds of religion, they applied to the courts in 2017 to have it set aside, in particular challenging the relevant municipal regulations. In 2020 their complaints were dismissed on appeal.

Communicated under Article 14 of the Convention taken in conjunction with Article 9.

(See also S.A.S. v. France [GC], no. 43835/11, 1 July 2014 ( legal summary ), Dakir v. Belgium , no. 4619/12, 11 July 2017 ( legal summary ), and OsmanoÄŸlu and KocabaÅŸ v. Switzerland (dec.), no. 29086/12, 10 January 2017 ( legal summary ))

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