Kyrgyz Human Rights Activists Criticized The State Ban on Wearing Himar/Jilbab in Schools

Kyrgyz Human Rights Activists Criticized The State Ban on Wearing Himar/Jilbab in Schools

The Human Rights activists of Kyrgyzstan criticized the ban headscarves in schools that formally imposed the Ministry of Education member states of the former Soviet Union in Central Asia. "Hijab does not pose a threat to national security. They (Muslim headscarf wearer) did not violate public order and did not threaten the health and morals of others, "said Human Rights Council Kyrgyzstan in a statement obtained by Interfax. "The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the rights and freedoms can only be limited by law to protect democratic values​​, such as national security, public order, health protection, and protection of morals," the statement said.

Human rights activists also called on the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education to "provide explanations to all secondary schools on educational rights and the unacceptability of discrimination of students based on religion and other indicators."

When the school year begins, many schools prohibit wearing hijab siswinya. Those who remain veiled out of class. The protests calling for the Ministry of Education to allow headscarves in schools was held in Bishkek last week. However, Education Minister Kanat Sadykov said, he did not find any problem about the ban on headscarves in schools.