The Supreme Court of Canada has stuck “a balance between a Muslim woman’s desire to testify wearing a veil and her accused molester’s right to see her face in a fair trial. The ruling should force the Conservative federal government to reverse its requirement for women in niqab to remove the face-veil when taking the ceremonial oath of citizenship.”
The Supreme Court of Canada tried to strike a balance between a Muslim woman’s desire to testify wearing a veil and her accused molesters’ right to see her face in a fair trial.
Source: Supreme Court niqab ruling: Veil can be worn to testify in some cases | Toronto Star