{"id":6611,"date":"2024-09-04T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equitas.site\/airport-and-religious-symbols\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:14:17","slug":"airport-and-religious-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equitas.site\/en\/airport-and-religious-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport and Religious Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>At the airport, I am asked to remove my headscarf for a security check at the security gate, in the presence of all travelers.<\/h5>\n<h4>Do they have the right to do this?<\/h4>\n<h5>NO<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Systematic removal when the security gate does not sound an alarm is illegal.<\/li>\n<li>The obligation of neutrality applies only to public service agents, therefore it only concerns employees of a state-affiliated airport, and excludes service users. The latter thus fully retain their religious freedom. <\/li>\n<li>Any restriction on religious freedom must necessarily be motivated by a genuine concern for public safety, to avoid constituting an illegal infringement of fundamental freedoms.<\/li>\n<li>Only coats and jackets must be compulsorily removed and inspected as cabin baggage. Thus, nothing is mentioned regarding headwear, even with respect to pat-down procedures. <\/li>\n<li>Any additional search can be carried out in a booth provided for this purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>In this situation, what should I do?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Demand to be shown the regulations justifying the removal of the headscarf;<\/li>\n<li>Demand that this request be notified and justified to me in writing;<\/li>\n<li>Contact the director of the airport concerned;<\/li>\n<li>If security issues are invoked, cooperate (pat-down\/check in a separate room with a female agent = principle of religious dignity);<\/li>\n<li>Contact Equitas who will provide support and legal assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the airport, I am asked to remove my headscarf for a security check at the security gate, in the presence of all travelers. Do they have the right to do this? NO Systematic removal when the security gate does not sound an alarm is illegal. 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