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Action against violence against women and domestic violence

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Poland

Date of signature : 8 December 2012
Date of ratification : 27 April 2015
Entry into force : 1 August 2015

First (baseline) evaluation

 State report received on 26 March 2020

 GREVIO's first baseline report on Poland

 Comments of the Polish government

 Recommendations of the Committee of the Parties


Additional information:
- Submission from the Commissioner of Human Rights of Poland to GREVIO

- Report from Amnesty International

- Report from the Association for Legal Intervention


Media Coverage

NFP - Notes from Poland - Report praises steps against domestic violence in Poland but urges further progress

Gazeta Prawna - Article

Reuters - “Europe's rights watchdog tells Poland to change definition of rape”

Russia today - Europe’s top human rights organization calls on Poland to change criminal definition of rape

State Crime Watch - Poland: Promising initiatives towards home violence however pressing steps wanted to fight different types of violence towards girls

Swiss Info - Europe's rights watchdog tells Poland to change definition of rape

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