by admin_HRWF | Apr 16, 2021 | Human Rights in the World
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that an article of the Commissioner for Human Rights Act is unconstitutional, meaning Ombudsman Adam Bodnar – who repeatedly pointed out the government backsliding on the rule of law, freedom of the press, and democratic...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 11, 2021 | Human Rights in the World
The assault on free media is only one of the many fronts opened by the ruling camp in its war on Polish democracy and civil society. If my words might seem harsh, it is because we are past the point of cautious euphemisms. The attack on media freedom in Poland clears...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 11, 2021 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Vanessa Gera AP News (08.03.2021) – https://bit.ly/3lclQ2v – Women’s rights activists in Poland marked International Women’s Day on Monday caught between reasons to celebrate and a heavy sense that they are facing a long battle ahead. This...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 6, 2021 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
By Vanessa Gera APNews (02.03.2021) – https://bit.ly/3cbpDJv – A Polish court on Tuesday acquitted three activists who had been accused of desecration and offending religious feelings for producing and distributing images of a revered Roman...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorized, Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Euronews with AFP, AP (28.01.2021) – https://bit.ly/39tFrqU – New anti-government protests broke out in Polish cities on Wednesday, shortly after the country’s top court confirmed its highly divisive ruling that will further tighten the predominantly...
