The recent initiative by Vox did not succeed due to a lack of support from other parties. This discussion revives a legal conflict that shaped local politics in Lleida over a decade ago, when the city council became the first in the country to ban the garment in public buildings.
“"The ban on the burqa would have a perverse effect that would mean the affected women would hardly leave their homes."
In 2013, the Supreme Court overturned the local regulation. The court argued that such a ban could increase discrimination against women rather than preventing it, by restricting their freedom of movement and social integration.




