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Submission on Poland to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (April 2023)
The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Federation for Women and Family Planning submitted updated information to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding Poland’s implementation of three judgments of the European [...]
Conviction of Polish Human Rights Defender Sets Dangerous Precedent
The Center condemns the conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska for helping a woman access abortion medication.
Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns Prosecution of Polish Human Rights Defender Justyna Wydrzyńska
13.07.2022 (PRESS RELEASE): On Thursday the Praga Południe District Court in Poland’s capital Warsaw will hold its next hearing in the case of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska. Wydrzyńska has been accused of helping a woman [...]
Amicus on the Prosecution of Polish Human Rights Defender
The Center for Reproductive Rights presented an amicus to the Praga Południe District Court in Warsaw, Poland in the case of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska. Wydrzyńska has been accused of helping a woman in [...]
Submissions to the European Court of Human Rights in the cases of K.B. v. Poland and 3 other applications; K.C. v. Poland and 3 other applications; A.L.- B. v. Poland and 3 other applications; M.B. v. Poland and 4 other applications; and I.Z. v. Poland and 4 other applications
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have filed third-party submissions to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to intervene in four groups of cases filed by 19 women challenging Poland’s highly restrictive [...]
Center and Partners File Third-Party Submissions to European Court of Human Rights in Cases Challenging Poland’s Abortion Restrictions
The Center and international human rights partners intervene in three groups of cases challenging Poland's restrictive abortion law.
Center and Partners Call on Europe and Broader International Community to Address the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women and Girls Impacted by the Conflict in Ukraine
In a Call to Action, the Center for Reproductive Rights joined more than 60 human rights organizations to urge the European Union, Member State governments, the United Nations, other donor governments, and the broader international [...]
NGO letter to EU Ministers on the rule of law and human rights situation in Poland
More than 80 civil society organizations from across Europe call on EU member states to take action on the rule of law crisis in Poland in advance of a hearing by the General Affairs Council [...]
Regression on Abortion Access Harms Women in Poland
26 January 2022 – One year after the ruling of Poland’s discredited Constitutional Tribunal banning access to abortion in almost all circumstances took effect, its devastating impact on the lives of women and all those [...]
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Urges Poland to Ensure Access to Lawful Abortion Care
12.03.2021 - On 2 December 2021, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a issued a decision strongly urging Poland to adopt, without further delay, long overdue clear and unified procedures for access [...]
