Poland
Capital city — Warsaw
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Poland: groundbreaking lawsuit targets violations at controversial psychiatric facility
A client of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) has filed a lawsuit against the State Treasury, seeking damages for multiple violations at the National Centre for the Prevention of Dissocial…
Source — Liberties
Poland arrest warrant case highlights broader issues
Source - EU observer
The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled Ireland was allowed to take into account Polish judicial independence before extraditing suspects.
Pologne : accusé de viol et de meurtre, il est acquitté après avoir passé... 18 ans en prison
Source - Ouest France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Pologne : le président promulgue une loi controversée punissant ceux qui accusent le pays d'avoir participé à la Shoah
Source - franceinfo
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Polish President signs bill giving jail time for implicating Poland in the Holocaust
Source - National Public Radio
Poland's President Andrzej Duda announced Tuesday that he would sign a controversial Holocaust bill which has sparked tensions with Israel, the U.S. and Ukraine
