City Council to Vote on Removal of Religious Symbols from Public Spaces

Case information

Incident date: Oct 26, 2016
Country: Spain
Categories: Government Restrictions
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Societal Sphere: Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination: Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
Freedom of Religion

In November, the Madrid City Council is expected to approve a draft "human rights" law which includes the removal of religious symbols from public spaces.

Source: Actuall