20.12.2021Press release of the Political Institutions Committee of the Federal Council of States regarding a face-veil ban

The Political Institutions Committee of the Federal Council of States refuses a Cantonal Initiative which would like to prohibit partial or full veiling of the face. The practice of veiling because of religious reasons does not really represent a problem in Switzerland according to the Council.
Press Release (in German)

Die vorhandenen Gesetze reichen aus - Ständeratskommission lehnt ein landesweites Burkaverbot ab. NZZ online (in German)