[New post] Indonesian police under pressure over ban on headscarf

Newsdesk posted: " Muslim and human rights groups have called on Indonesian National Police chief Gen Timur Pradopo to revoke a 2005 ban on the 'hijab' (Islamic headscarf) for women personnel in the police force. Poengky Indiarti, the executive director of the rights wat" New post on Atjeh News Indonesian police under pressure over ban on headscarf by Newsdesk Muslim and human rights groups have called on Indonesian National Police chief Gen Timur Pradopo to revoke a 2005 ban on the 'hijab' (Islamic headscarf) for women personnel in the police force. Poengky Indiarti, the executive director of the rights watchdog Imparsial, urged Timur to review the decree to restore justice and religious freedom. "The […] Read more of this post Newsdesk | June 17, 2013 at 9:00 pm | Tags: Aceh, headscarf, Hijab, Police Woman | Categories: News | URL: http://wp.me/p2UfYm-Bh Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://atjehnews.com/news/2311/2013/06/17/indonesian-police-under-pressure-over-ban-on-headscarf