Geneva burkini ban blocked after government rules proposal unlawful

A proposal to effectively ban the burkini in Geneva’s public pools was blocked on Friday after the cantonal government ruled it unlawful. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In Geneva, the right‑wing majority in the cantonal parliament was set on Friday to approve a bill regulating swimwear in public pools, a move that would have effectively banned the burkini. But the cantonal government stepped in, ruling the proposal unlawful and halting the process by cancelling the final debate. + Is the Swiss burka ban a tyranny of the majority? The issue is expected to return to the cantonal parliament at a future session, as the executive must now put forward legally compliant alternatives. Carole‑Anne Kast, member of the cantonal government and head of the Department of Institutions, criticised the bill, calling it “completely disproportionate and a blatant violation of women’s rights and freedoms”. The cantonal parliament had originally been debating a proposal ...