Background information about Poland:
- BBC country profile: Poland
- Governments on the WWW: Poland
- politicalresources.net: Poland
- OHCHR country page on Poland
- UPR documentation on Poland
Universal Periodic Review
Poland was examined during the Ist session (7-18 April 2008) of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
- UPR documentation on Poland, including outcome report.
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Recent
Human Rights Committee (civil and political rights)
Poland was examined by the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of civil and political rights as defined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - at its 100th session, 11 - 29 October 2010 in Geneva.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Poland was examined by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - at its 43rd session, 6 November 2009 in Geneva.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Poland was examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 52nd session, 22 September 2009 in Geneva, in relation to issues of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography OPSC and children in armed conflictOPAC.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Poland was examined by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - at its 75th session, 3-28 August 2009 in Geneva.
Special Procedures
The UN Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, Mr Calin Georgescu, visited Poland from 25 to 31 May 2011.
- See press release, 23 May 2011
The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, Ms Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, visited Poland from 24th to 29th May 2009.
- See press release
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Mr Anand Grover, visited Poland from 5th to 11th May 2009.
- See press release
