News | Human Rights Watch

July 28, 2020 Dispatches

Poland Abandoning Commitment to Women

Government Threatening to Leave Domestic Violence Treaty

Protesters with a banner reading "Women's Strike" take part in a rally against the Polish government’s plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on prevention and combating of domestic violence, in Warsaw, Poland, July 24, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

April 28, 2020 News Release

Poland: Make Vote for President Free, Fair, Safe

Ensure That All Who Qualify Are Able to Vote

Polish lower house of Parliament, Sejm, April 15, 2020.

April 14, 2020 News Release

Poland: Reject New Curbs on Abortion, Sex Ed

Don’t Manipulate Pandemic to Endanger Women, Adolescents

February 14, 2020 Letter

NGOs Letter to EU General Affairs Council Concerning Rule of Law in Poland and Hungary

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015.

February 3, 2020 Commentary

Macron Should Press Poland to Stop Hollowing Out Democracy

201801asia_china_macron French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year wishes to the members of the press corps at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 3, 2018.

January 29, 2020 Dispatches

Welcome New Monitoring for Poland

First such Council of Europe Move for an EU State in over 20 Years

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly votes to bring Poland under its monitoring procedure, January 28, 2020, Strasbourg.

January 28, 2020 News Release

Poland: Veto Law Punishing Judges for Criticism

New Draconian Restrictions on Judicial Independence

Polish judges, joined by judges from other European countries, wear their robes during a January 11 protest against proposed reforms that would undermine judicial independence.

January 6, 2020 Commentary

Von der Leyen’s new Commission should strengthen scrutiny over rule of law abuses

People wave at a European Union flag during an EU parade, in Warsaw May 15, 2005.

October 18, 2019 Dispatches

Polish Parliament Should Scrap Bill Against Sex Education

Young People Need Access to Comprehensive Sex Education

October 1, 2019 Dispatches

Polish Police Protect Pride March Amid Anti-LGBT Crackdown

Police Action in Lublin Should Set Example for All Polish Authorities

Thousands of people take part in the Equality March in Lublin city, Poland, September 28, 2019.

August 1, 2019 Dispatches

Polish Court Rebukes “LGBT-Free Zone” Stickers

Discriminatory Campaign Highlights Rising Political Homophobia

"LGBT-free zone" stickers inside the weekly edition of the conservative Polish Gazeta Polska magazine

June 25, 2019 Dispatches

EU Court Condemns Poland’s Judicial Takeover

Warsaw Should Repeal Abusive Law, Reinstate Judges

Supreme Court President Malgorzata Gersdorf addresses supporters and the media before entering the Supreme Court building in Warsaw, Poland, July 4, 2018.

May 8, 2019 News Release

Poland: Arrest Over Virgin Mary’s Rainbow Halo

Response to LGBT-Themed Artwork Threatens Free Speech, Gender Equality

March 19, 2019 Dispatches

Sex Education Under Fire Again in Poland

Fact-based Sex Education That Recognizes LGBT People Saves Lives

February 6, 2019 Witness

Witness: Supporting Women’s Rights in Poland Could End Your Career

Teachers Threatened After Taking a Photograph Supporting Equality Protests

Ewa Wnorowska and her colleagues pose for a photograph in support of women's rights in Poland

Keyword

Country

Topic

Africa
-Angola
-Benin
-Botswana
-Burkina Faso
-Burundi
-Cameroon
-Cape Verde
-Central African Republic
-Chad
-Comoros
-Congo (Brazzaville)
-Côte d'Ivoire
-Democratic Republic of Congo
-Djibouti
-Equatorial Guinea
-Eritrea
-Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
-Ethiopia
-Gabon
-Gambia
-Ghana
-Guinea
-Guinea-Bissau
-Kenya
-Lesotho
-Liberia
-Madagascar
-Malawi
-Mali
-Mozambique
-Namibia
-Niger
-Nigeria
-Rwanda
-Senegal
-Seychelles
-Sierra Leone
-Somalia
-South Africa
-South Sudan
-Sudan
-Tanzania and Zanzibar
-Togo
-Uganda
-Zambia
-Zimbabwe
Americas
-Antigua and Barbuda
-Argentina
-Bahamas
-Barbados
-Belize
-Bolivia
-Brazil
-Canada
-Chile
-Colombia
-Costa Rica
-Cuba
-Dominican Republic
-Ecuador
-El Salvador
-Falklands/Malvinas
-Grenada
-Guatemala
-Guyana
-Haiti
-Honduras
-Jamaica
-Mexico
-Nicaragua
-Panama
-Paraguay
-Peru
-Saint Kitts and Nevis
-Saint Lucia
-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
-Suriname
-Trinidad and Tobago
-Uruguay
-Venezuela
Asia
-Afghanistan
-Australia
-Bangladesh
-Bhutan
-Brunei
-Cambodia
-China and Tibet
-Cook Islands
-Federated States of Micronesia
-Fiji
-India
-Indonesia
-Japan
-Kiribati
-Laos
-Malaysia
-Maldives
-Marshall Islands
-Mongolia
-Myanmar (Burma)
-Nauru
-Nepal
-New Zealand
-Niue
-North Korea
-Pakistan
-Palau
-Papua New Guinea
-Philippines
-Samoa
-Singapore
-Solomon Islands
-South Korea
-Sri Lanka
-Taiwan
-Thailand
-Timor-Leste
-Tonga
-Tuvalu
-Vanuatu
-Vietnam
Europe/Central Asia
-Albania
-Andorra
-Armenia
-Austria
-Azerbaijan
-Belarus
-Belgium
-Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Bulgaria
-Croatia
-Cyprus
-Czech Republic
-Denmark
-Estonia
-European Union
-Finland
-France
-Georgia
-Germany
-Greece
-Holy See
-Hungary
-Iceland
-Ireland
-Italy
-Kazakhstan
-Kyrgyzstan
-Latvia
-Liechtenstein
-Lithuania
-Macedonia
-Malta
-Moldova
-Monaco
-Montenegro
-Netherlands
-Norway
-Poland
-Portugal
-Romania
-Russia
-San Marino
-Serbia/Kosovo
-Slovak Republic
-Slovenia
-Spain
-Sweden
-Switzerland
-Tajikistan
-Turkey
-Turkmenistan
-Ukraine
-United Kingdom
-Uzbekistan
Global
Middle East/North Africa
-Algeria
-Bahrain
-Egypt
-Iran
-Iraq
-Israel/Palestine
-Jordan
-Kuwait
-Lebanon
-Libya
-Mauritania
-Morocco/Western Sahara
-Oman
-Qatar
-Saudi Arabia
-Syria
-Tunisia
-United Arab Emirates
-Yemen
United States
-Criminal Justice
-Immigration
-National Security
-US Foreign Policy
-US Poverty and Economic Inequality
-Racial Discrimination

Arms
-Cluster Munitions
-Killer Robots
-Landmines
-Explosive Weapons in Civilian Areas
-Incendiary Weapons
Business
-Oil, Mining, and Natural Resources
-World Bank, IMF
Children's Rights
-Education
-Attacks on Education
-Child Soldiers
-Child Labor
-Juvenile Justice
-Migrant and Refugee Children
-Intersex Children
-Orphans and Abandoned Children
Climate Change
-Deforestation
-Environment
-Fossil Fuels
-Toxics
Crisis and Conflict
Disability Rights
Free Speech
-Press Freedom
-Religious Freedom
Health
-Sexual and Reproductive Health
-Detention Centers
-Disasters and Displaced Populations
-Environment and Health
-Health Care Access
-HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis
-Palliative Care
-Attacks on Health
LGBT Rights
Poverty and Inequality
Refugees and Migrants
-Asylum Seekers
-Internally Displaced People
-Exploitation, Forced Labor & Trafficking
-Migrants
Rights of Older People
International Justice
-Charles Taylor
-International Criminal Court
-Joseph Kony - Lord's Resistance Army
-Peace and Justice
-Bosco Ntaganda
-Universal Jurisdiction
Technology and Rights
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
-CIA Activities
-Detention without Trial
-Edward Snowden
-Guantanamo
-Guantanamo - Military Commissions
-Targeted Killings and Drones
Torture
United Nations
-Human Rights Council
Women's Rights
-Child Marriage
-Domestic Violence
-Domestic Workers
-Gender Equality
-Reproductive Rights and Abortion
-Sexual Violence and Rape
-Labor Rights in the Garment Industry
-Women and Armed Conflict
-Women’s Health and FGM

#MeToo
Azerbaijan Natural Resources and Human Rights
Beijing 2022
Boko Haram
Brexit
Chechnya
China's Global Influence
Climate Talks 2017
Coronavirus
Disappearances in Yemen
Drugs and Human Rights
Duterte
Education for Syrian Refugee Children
Egypt Crackdown on Civil Society
encryption
Ethiopian Protests
Europe: Refugees & Migrants’ Rights
Ferguson
Gender-based Violence in the Workplace
German Election
Global Supply Chains
Hissène Habré
Hong Kong
Honor Killings
ISIS
kafala system
Kashmir
Land Rights
Liu Xiaobo
Los Angeles Film Club
Mali
Mass Surveillance in China
Mediterranean Crisis
Mexico: Lessons from a Human Rights Catastrophe
Middle East Uprising
Nagorno-Karabakh
Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’
Refugee Summits
Reparations in the United States
Rights of Persons with Albinism
Rohingya
The Trial of Hissène Habré
Tigray Conflict
Uganda Elections 2016
US: Trump Presidential Transition
Uyghurs
World Cup 2018
World Humanitarian Summit
Xenophobia
Yahya Jammeh

Protecting Rights, Saving Lives