Shirley Chaplin poses for photographs while holding her crucifix necklace before a press conference in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Europe's highest court ruled Tuesday against Shirley Chaplin, a nurse who was told to remove a crucifix necklace at work, rejecting the religious discrimination case, with the judges saying Chaplin's employer banned necklaces on health and safety grounds, and so asking her to remove the symbol was not excessive. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Court: BA discriminated against Christian staffer
Shirley Chaplin poses for photographs while holding her crucifix necklace before a press conference in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Europe's highest court ruled Tuesday against Shirley Chaplin, a nurse who was told to remove a crucifix necklace at work, rejecting the religious discrimination case, with the judges saying Chaplin's employer banned necklaces on health and safety grounds, and so asking her to remove the symbol was not excessive. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press /
January 15, 2013
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‘‘If we want to create a society that is diverse and can live with its deepest differences there needs to be a fuller protection for religious beliefs, convictions and actions,’’ he said.
The court’s rulings are binding on the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, the continent’s human rights watchdog. The losing claimants can try to appeal to the court’s Grand Chamber, a higher panel of five judges.
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