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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7972

28 May 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/afghanistan

28/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following a decision by the Talibans to make Afghan Hindus wear a yellow badge, the Swedish Presidency has called on behalf of the European Union on the Afghan authorities to refuse to apply this discriminatory measure violating international law. The President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, also slammed the distinctive sign of discrimination and intolerance which harks back to humanity's darkest hour in recent history. She went on to explain that...

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