Editing Burqa (section)

====Netherlands====
On 27 January 2012, a bill was agreed upon by the Dutch cabinet, banning any clothing that would hide the wearer's identity, with potential fines for wearing a burqa in public going up to 380 euros.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kabinet stemt in met boerkaverbod – 'wet met veel haken en ogen'|newspaper=NRC Handelsblad|date=27 January 2012|url=http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/01/27/kabinet-stemt-in-met-boerkaverbod/|access-date=27 January 2012|archive-date=28 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165034/http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/01/27/kabinet-stemt-in-met-boerkaverbod/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it did not pass in Parliament. In October 2012, this law was mitigated by the succeeding cabinet to pertain only to public transport, health care, education and government buildings, rather than all public spaces.<ref>{{cite news|title=Geen boerkaverbod op straat|publisher=Nederlands Dagblad|date=29 October 2012|url=http://www.nd.nl/artikelen/2012/oktober/29/geen-boerkaverbod-op-straat|access-date=15 January 2014|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116170817/http://www.nd.nl/artikelen/2012/oktober/29/geen-boerkaverbod-op-straat|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 22 May 2015, a bill was agreed upon by the Dutch cabinet, banning wearing a burqa in public places. Public places would have included public transportation, educational institutes, public health institutes, and government buildings. In the courtroom, a burqa or a niqab could not be worn, with both allowed in public spaces. Police officers could have requested one to remove face-covering clothing for identification purposes. There were exceptions, such as during carnival or other festivities, and when face-covering clothing was necessary as a sports or job requirement. Opposition party [[Democrats 66|D66]] commented on the burqa abolishment as tokenism, while [[Party for Freedom|PVV]] labelled the ban unsatisfactory. Minister of Internal Affairs, Plasterk, has stated that setting a norm is important.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kabinet stemt in met boerkaverbod|newspaper=NRC Handelsblad|date=22 May 2015|url=http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/05/22/kabinet-stemt-in-met-beperkt-boerkaverbod/|access-date=22 May 2015|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523144008/http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/05/22/kabinet-stemt-in-met-beperkt-boerkaverbod/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Weinig bijval voor boerka-plan|publisher=NOS|date=22 May 2015|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2037001-weinig-bijval-voor-boerka-plan.html|access-date=22 May 2015|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523105601/http://nos.nl/artikel/2037001-weinig-bijval-voor-boerka-plan.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The May 2015 bill did not pass either, but a new bill was proposed in November 2015, which was eventually made into law. On 26 June 2018, a partial ban on face covering (including burqas) on public transport and in buildings and associated yards of educational institutions, governmental institutions and healthcare institutions was enacted, with a number of exceptions.<ref name="edition.cnn.com">{{cite news|last1=Halasz |first1=Stephanie |last2=McKenzie| first2=Sheena|date=27 June 2018|title=The Netherlands introduces burqa ban in some public spaces|publisher=CNN|agency=CNN|issue=27 June 2018|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/27/europe/netherlands-partial-burqa-ban-intl/index.html|access-date=9 August 2018|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809064152/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/27/europe/netherlands-partial-burqa-ban-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/27/it-took-10-years-but-the-dutch-far-right-finally-managed-to-pass-a-burqa-ban/|title=It took 10 years, but the Dutch far right finally managed to pass a burqa ban|last=Mellen|first=Ruby|date=27 June 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=28 June 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173945/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/27/it-took-10-years-but-the-dutch-far-right-finally-managed-to-pass-a-burqa-ban/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/world/europe/netherlands-face-covering-ban.html|title=Netherlands Approves Partial Ban on Face Coverings|last1=Hauser|first1=Christine|date=27 June 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=28 June 2018|last2=Stack|first2=Liam|language=en|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628020044/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/world/europe/netherlands-face-covering-ban.html|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1 August 2019 a national burka ban was introduced in the Netherlands.

{{As of|August 2019}}, 200-400 Dutch women were believed to wear a burqa or niqab.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dutch-burqa-ban-unworkable-on-first-day-as-police-transport-refuse-to-enforce-it |title=Dutch 'burqa ban' unworkable on first day as police, transport refuse to enforce it |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801231630/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dutch-burqa-ban-unworkable-on-first-day-as-police-transport-refuse-to-enforce-it |url-status=live }}</ref>