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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:QuestionSession:41st session, November 2022Status:N/AContents:Will the government of Poland refrain from criminalizing comprehensive sexuality education and ensure its provision to all children and adolescents both in and outside of school? -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:N/AContents:In January 2006, the Ministry of Interior and Administration granted a public task assignment to an NGO for the implementation of the "Program of support/protection to victims/witnesses of human trafficking" (currently the program is being implemented by the La Strada Foundation Against Trafficking in Women). It is addressed to aliens who have fallen victim to human trafficking. The Program has the basic objective of providing support and protection to the victims of human trafficking. The Program ensures:
- accommodation in a safe facility under the care of a trained social worker,
- board,
- basic medical care,
- psychological support,
- assistance of an interpreter,
- assistance in contacts with law-enforcement and judiciary officials (e.g. the
presence of an NGO representative during the submission of testimony by a
victim/witness),
- transportation within Poland,
- arrangement of safe return to the country of origin,
- in the case of aliens without regulated status in Poland
- legalization of their status through the obtainment of two-month visas (time for reflection), or of permits for residence of specified duration, i.e. for 6 months, with the possibility of extension for another 6 months if the victim/witness decides to cooperate with law enforcement organs. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Sign and ratify the OP-CRC-IC.ExplanationAt this time, the Government cannot present its final position concerning this recommendation; the justifiability of signing and ratifying the Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child will be subject to a future review. -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Amend the Penal Code to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons are fully protected against discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity.ExplanationAccepted; under implementation. Relevant measures already carried out by the Police, the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, and the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment. -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee in 2004 and CAT in 2007 noted with concern alleged recent manifestations of hate speech and intolerance against homosexuals and lesbians. They recommended that such discrimination be specifically prohibited in Polish law and that appropriate training be provided to law enforcement and judicial officials in order to sensitize them to the rights of sexual minorities ... [Para 11] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:MoldovaMoldovaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Take further steps for the elimination of discrimination against women. -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Provide adequate and stable funding for care centres and shelters for women and children victims of domestic violence.ExplanationAccepted and implemented. -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:The CAT and the HR Committee were concerned about clandestine abortions, which might put the lives and health of women at risk. The CEDAW recommended that Poland amend the 1993 Act on Family Planning, Human Fetus Protection and Preconditions for the Admissibility of Abortion to make the conditions for abortion less restrictive; establish clear standards for a uniform and non-restrictive interpretation of the conditions for legal abortion, so that women could have access to it without limitations due to the excessive use by medical personnel of the so-called “conscientious objection” clause; and ensure effective remedies for contesting refusals of abortion, within the revision of the Act on Patient Rights. [Para 61] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:The CEDAW from primary education, take effective measures to retain them in school and increase their attendance at the secondary level through temporary special measures and support. UNESCO recommended that Poland implement equal access to education, especially for Roma girls and migrants. [Para 91] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CRC recommended that Poland: … (e) address homophobic behaviour by students and teachers targeted at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and teachers, in particular in the context of religion classes. [Para 33]
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommended to amend the Criminal Code to ensure that all hate crimes are prosecuted ex officio and that the motivation of a crime based on ... the victim’s sexual orientation, gender identity, gender or disability, is treated as an aggravating circumstance. [Para 6]
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Make efforts for early ratification of the CRPD.ExplanationPoland is going to finish shortly the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 6) Since the second UPR, Poland has ratified or signed the following international conventions:
• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); ratified on 6.09.2012 ...
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:LiechtensteinLiechtensteinRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to support the reform of the legislation on domestic violence by conducting public awareness-raising and providing professional training on the provisions of the 2010 Act on the Prevention of Domestic Violence to ensure its effective implementation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 116) The programme “Prevention of Domestic Violence and Violence on Grounds of Gender” is under implementation, aimed at raising awareness of domestic violence by:
• raising awareness and sensitising the general public to domestic violence;
• improving the skills of responsible services tackling domestic violence;
• improving the efficacy of interventions and reinforcing prevention of domestic violence;
• aligning the institutional infrastructure with the needs of victims of domestic violence
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Abortion
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Examine possible ways to make the bureaucratic process required when terminating a pregnancy as quick as possible, and maximize its efforts to make sure that the process is conducted in a professional way. -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Take concrete measures to enhance women's access to health care, in particular to sexual and reproductive health services. [Para 30; CEDAW, CESCR] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:FinlandFinlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:RejectedContents:Ensure timely and effective access to sexual and reproductive health services and to refrain from criminalizing their provision.
ExplanationThe conditions for the permissibility of termination of pregnancy in Poland are defined by the provisions of the Act of 7 January 1993 on Family Planning, Protection of the Human Foetus and Conditions for the Permissibility of Termination of Pregnancy. In accordance with Article 4a(1) of the aforesaid Act, termination of pregnancy may only be effected by a physician in a case when: (1) the pregnancy endangers the life or health of the pregnant woman; (2) there is a reasonable suspicion that the pregnancy originates from an act capable of constituting a criminal offence. The circumstances referred to in subsection 1 are certified by a physician other than the one performing the abortion, except where the pregnancy presents a direct threat to the pregnant woman’s life, and the circumstance referred to in subsection 2 is certified by a public prosecutor. The circumstances referred to in subsection 1 are certified by a physician other than the one performing the abortion, except where the pregnancy presents a direct threat to the pregnant woman’s life, and the circumstance referred to in subsection 2 is certified by a public prosecutor. The Act also requires the woman’s written consent to an abortion. In the case of a minor or completely legally incapacitated woman, the legal guardian’s consent is required. In the case of a minor above 13 years of age, her written consent is also required. In the case of a minor below 13 years of age, the guardianship court’s consent is required, and the minor has a right to make her opinion known. In the case of a completely legally incapacitated woman, her written consent is also required, except where the condition of her health does not so permit. In the absence of the legal guardian’s consent, termination of pregnancy requires the consent of the guardianship court. Moreover, the provisions of the Act specify the time-limit in which the procedure may be carried out. Where there is a reasonable suspicion that the pregnancy originates from an act capable of constituting a criminal offence, termination of pregnancy is permissible if no more than 12 weeks have elapsed since the beginning of the pregnancy. The Regulation of the Minister of Health and Social Care of 22 January 1997 concerning the professional qualifications of physicians authorized to perform abortions and to determine that the pregnancy endangers the woman’s life or health or suggests a high probability of severe irreversible impairment of the foetus or life-threatening incurable illness specifies that an abortion may be performed by a physician holding a first-degree specialization in obstetrics and gynaecology or the title of a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology. The existence of circumstances suggesting that the pregnancy endangers the pregnant woman’s life or health is certified by a physician holding the title of a specialist in the medical discipline proper to the type of the illness suffered by the pregnant woman. As for access to benefits in the discussed area, Article 4b of the Act of 7 January 1993 on Family Planning, Protection of the Human Foetus and Conditions for the Lawful Termination of Pregnancy provides that, ‘persons covered by social insurance and persons eligible for free health-care under separate provisions shall be eligible for free pregnancy termination in health-care establishments.’ The list of guaranteed benefits in relation to abortion is specified by Annex 1 to the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 22 November 2013 concerning guaranteed benefits in the area of hospital care. Furthermore, it ought to be noted that in the light of the applicable provisions, including chiefly the provisions of the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 8 September 2015 concerning the general terms of contracts for health-care services (Journal of Laws of 2016, item 1146), all health-care establishments (hospitals) having contracted with the National Health Fund (NFZ) have a duty to provide the benefits specified therein in the full scope and in compliance with the applicable law. By signing a contract for health-care services, the provider agrees to provide all services specified as guaranteed benefits in the relevant executive regulations under the Act, to the extent of the relevant scope and type of benefits covered by the contract. As noted above, the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 22 November 2013 concerning guaranteed benefits in the area of hospital care includes abortion. The effective legal remedy for, among others, women denied the right to carry out the abortion procedure (in circumstances prescribed by the Act of 7 January 1993 on Family Planning, Protection of the Human Foetus and Conditions for the Lawful Termination of Pregnancy) is the patient’s right to object to the physician’s opinion or decision. The aforesaid right was introduced to the Polish legal system by the provisions of the Act of 6 November 2008 on the Patient’s Rights and on the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman. The right accrues to the patient and can also be exercised on the patient’s behalf by the statutory guardian. In accordance with the aforementioned Act, the objection against a physician’s or dentist’s opinion or decision may be lodged with the Medical Board operating under the auspices of the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman, if the opinion or decision affects the patient’s rights or obligations arising from the provisions of the law. The activities of the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman’s Medical Board are governed by the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 10 March 2010 concerning the Medical Board operating under the auspices of the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman. Pursuant to Article 32(2) of the Act of 6 November 2008 on the Patient’s Rights and on the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman, the national consultants, in consultation with the relevant voivodeship consultants, shall once a year by 30 March compile lists of physicians eligible to serve as members of the Medical Board. The Patient’s Rights Ombudsman has reached out to the national consultants in the relevant medical disciplines concerning updates to the lists prepared and submitted by them. It should furthermore be noted that the Act of 6 November 2008 on the Patient’s Rights and on the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman, in addition to the right to object, has also created a central organ of government administration — significant from the perspective of the protection of the rights of all patients, including without limitation pregnant women experiencing difficulties with access to abortion — in the form of the Patient’s Rights Ombudsman. ... Procreative health constitutes an important element of the definition of health as complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity relating to the reproductive system and procreation in all phases of life. Among other things, procreative health includes topics relating to pubescence and menopause, fertility and infertility, family planning, as well as health during pregnancy, delivery and confinement. Attention to procreative health is key to the well-being of Poles and the good health of the generations to come, and it assists actions taken with a view to improving the demographic ratios. Everybody has a right to the protection of health in Poland; regardless of the citizens’ respective economic situations, public authorities guarantee equal access to publicly financed health-care services the scope of which is defined by a separate statute. Women in pregnancy, delivery and confinement enjoy special legal protection in Poland. Protection of women in pregnancy, delivery and confinement is guaranteed both by domestic legislation and international treaties ratified by Poland.
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:IrelandIrelandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:RejectedContents:Take all necessary steps to end stigmatization of the LGBTI+ community and introduce legal recognition of same-sex relationships.
ExplanationPoland has appropriate legal mechanisms that protect all persons against discrimination, hate speech, hate crime, prejudice on the grounds of sexual orientation etc. Therefore, there is no need to categorise individuals, awarding them protection specifically provided for by law of downright individual character. ... Additionally, pursuant to Article 18 of the Polish Constitution, marriage, being a union of a man and a woman, as well as the family, motherhood and parenthood, are placed under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland.
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-CRPD.
ExplanationNoted without taking a definitive position. Ratification is not planned at the moment.
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Guarantee a comprehensive approach to combat gender violence and ensure full compatibility of the laws that regulate domestic violence with international standards.
ExplanationNoted. Poland understands the term “gender” as exclusively biological sex, therefore a natural sex of a person, that is of a woman or a man.
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Safeguard women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
ExplanationProcreative health constitutes an important element of the definition of health as complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity relating to the reproductive system and procreation in all phases of life. Among other things, procreative health includes topics relating to pubescence and menopause, fertility and infertility, family planning, as well as health during pregnancy, delivery and confinement. Attention to procreative health is key to the well-being of Poles and the good health of the generations to come, and it assists actions taken with a view to improving the demographic ratios. Everybody has a right to the protection of health in Poland; regardless of the citizens’ respective economic situations, public authorities guarantee equal access to publicly financed health-care services the scope of which is defined by a separate statute. Women in pregnancy, delivery and confinement enjoy special legal protection in Poland. Protection of women in pregnancy, delivery and confinement is guaranteed both by domestic legislation and international treaties ratified by Poland.
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:... Poland should ensure that all allegations of attacks and threats against individuals targeted because of their sexual orientation or gender identity are thoroughly investigated. It should also: legally prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity; and amend the Penal Code to define hate speech and hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity among the categories of punishable offences ... [Para 16] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Combat violence and discrimination against LGTB+ persons.
ExplanationAccording to the Article 32 of the Polish Constitution all persons shall be equal before the law. All persons shall have the right to equal treatment by public authorities. No one shall be discriminated against in political, social or economic life for any reason whatsoever.
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State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:NeglectedContents:T-FF described the problems faced by transgender people in the work environment and recommended that Poland start monitoring the situation of transgender employees and ensure that every transgender person is protected in their workplace. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Concerned about the persistence of deep-rooted prejudice and stereotypical attitudes against women and urged Poland to intensify its efforts to overcome those stereotypes [Para 10; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Amend the Act on Equal Treatment in order to prohibit discrimination, in a comprehensive manner, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, in all areas and sectors, in particular taking into account access to education, health, social protection and housing.ExplanationPartially accepted; under implementation. The prohibition of discrimination in political, social and economic life on all grounds is enshrined in Article 32(2) of the Constitution. The Polish legal system, understood as a whole, guarantees broad protection of the observance of the principle of equal treatment on many levels.
We accept recommendations to prohibit discrimination and to ensure equal treatment but we do not see need to amend law.