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UN Human Rights Committee review of Poland

The United Nations Human Rights Committee will, this week, review the human rights situation of Poland on 17–18. Our Polish partners, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, will deliver a statement on Poland.

Published: October 18, 2016

When: Monday, 17. October 2016
To: Wednesday, 19. October 2016
Where: Geneva, United Nations
More info: humanrightshouse.org/Articles/21943.html

The UN Human Rights Committee meets in Geneva and holds three sessions per year. All State parties have the obligation to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is being implemented. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of “concluding observations.”

The ratification of the ICCPR by States indicates to the international community the State’s commitment to undertake the obligations under the treaty. The ICCPR was ratified by Poland in 1977.

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