Lausanne, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – The Swiss federal high court will review Monday 27 April charges of racism brought against the country’s right-wing UDC (People’s Party) political party for posters is distributed in canton Valais in 2007. The posters show prostate Muslims at the Swis Parliament building, shown from behind, with the slogan “use your heads, vote UDC.”
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News story, GenevaLunch, 21 April 2009.
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Tags: People's Party, posters, racism, Swiss high court, Switzerland, UDC
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