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Poland: Stop Cooperating with ICE on Unlawful Returns of Ukrainians

Poland should play no role in these unlawful operations that rip families apart, divide communities and put people’s lives at…

May 13, 2026

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Three Abortion Rights Defenders Share Their Stories of Hope

Three courageous human rights defenders from Burkina Faso, Poland and the United States share their strategies to protect access to abortion.

March 10, 2026

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Poland: Twitter/X Facilitated Spread of Anti-LGBTI Hatred and Harassment

Through inadequate content moderation practices and a lack of human rights due diligence, X has contributed to human abuses against…

September 1, 2025

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Poland: End Investigation into Conduct of Doctor who Provided a Lawful Late-Term Abortion

Abortion is an integral part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and as essential healthcare, it should not be…

August 28, 2025

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Poland: President-elect Must Put Human Rights At the Heart of Political Decisions

President-elect Karol Nawrocki of Poland must put human rights at the core of all decisions made over the next five…

June 2, 2025

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Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries

Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.

July 8, 2024

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Poland: Vote to Amend Law Is Significant Step Towards Providing Access to Safe and Legal Abortion

By approving these four amendments, Poland’s parliament has taken a significant step towards ending Poland’s cruel and draconian restrictions on…

April 12, 2024

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Joint Statement from Amnesty International Poland and Amnesty International USA on President Biden’s Upcoming Travel to Poland

On President Biden’s visit to Poland to commemorate the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Amnesty International Poland…

February 20, 2023

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Charges Against Activist Accused of Aiding an Abortion in Poland Must Be Dropped

Charges against an activist facing up to three years in prison for helping a pregnant woman access abortion pills in…

July 13, 2022

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New Evidence of Abuses in Poland &038; Belarus Highlights ‘Hypocrisy’ of Unequal Treatment of Asylum-Seekers

The Polish authorities have arbitrarily detained nearly two thousand asylum-seekers who crossed into the country from Belarus in 2021, and…

April 10, 2022

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Polish Authorities Must Act to Protect People Fleeing Ukraine from Further Suffering

The Polish authorities must relieve volunteers from the responsibility of receiving people fleeing from Ukraine and address the chaotic and…

March 22, 2022

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New evidence of brutal violence from Belarusian forces against asylum-seekers and migrants facing pushbacks from the EU

Asylum-seekers and migrants trying to enter the EU from Belarus and facing pushbacks and other human rights violations on the…

December 20, 2021