Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup Tournament Opening Press Conference - Roland Garros, Paris, France - September 4, 2023 Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games of France, Amelie Oudea-Castera during the press conference REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A United Nations body has criticized France's ban on its athletes wearing the hijab at next year's summer Olympics.
Asked about the decision to ban French athletes from wearing the hijab at the Paris event, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said: "no one should impose on a woman what she needs to wear, or not wear."
The comments come days after French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said French athletes would be barred from wearing a hijab during the Paris Games to respect principles of secularism.
Paris will host the Summer Olympics from July 26 to Aug. 11 next year.
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Roland Garros, Amelie Oudea, Sarah Meyssonnier, Marta Hurtado, Amélie Oudéa, Castéra, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Mark Potter
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Rugby Union, Rugby, Sport, Olympic, Paralympic Games of France, Rights, United Nations, French Sports, Paris Games, Thomson
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Paris, France