Are France’s restrictions on public displays of religion a human rights issue?

In 2010, France passed a law prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that covers your face. And although many blasted the law as Islamophobic, the "burqa ban" remains in place today, punishable with a fine and citizenship course.

Recently, the laws have extended to prevent minors from wearing any sort of hijab or head covering and mothers from wearing a hijab when involved with her child’s school functions.

To date, France has some of the strictest laws on public displays of religion. President Macron has stated that “secularism is the solution.” The president believes that French-style secularism is the answer to France’s terrorism problem and religious extremism as a whole. The president has also declared that secularism is “the glue of a united France”. As hijabs, burqas, etc. are open public displays of one’s religion, they are not seen as uniting and are therefor not tolerated.

—What are your thoughts to France’s approach? Agree or disagree? Is preventing someone from expressing their religion a violation of human rights? Why or why not?