Editing Burqa (section)

====Belgium====
On 29 April 2010, the lower house of parliament in Belgium passed a [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]] banning any clothing that would obscure the identity of the wearer in places like parks and in the street. The proposal was passed without dissent, and was then also passed by the Senate. [[BBC News]] estimated that only "around 30 women wear this kind of veil in Belgium, out of a Muslim population of around half a million".<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgian lawmakers pass burka ban|work=BBC News|date=30 April 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8652861.stm|access-date=23 August 2010|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125093520/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8652861.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The ban came into effect in Belgium in July 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13038095|title=The Islamic veil across Europe - BBC News|work=BBC News |date=11 April 2011 |access-date=25 August 2016|archive-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209161441/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13038095|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 July 2017, the ban was upheld by the [[European Court of Human Rights]] (ECHR) after having been challenged by two Muslim women who claimed their rights had been infringed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2017/07/11/Top-Europe-court-upholds-ban-on-full-face-veil-in-Belgium-.html|title=Top Europe court upholds ban on full-face veil in Belgium|date=11 July 2017|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713141738/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2017/07/11/Top-Europe-court-upholds-ban-on-full-face-veil-in-Belgium-.html|url-status=live}}</ref>