Polish Helsinki Committee
The Polish Helsinki Committee (in Polish Komitet Helsiński w Polsce ) is a non-governmental organization that campaigns for the observance of human and civil rights in Poland and other countries.
history
The Polish Helsinki Committee was established in 1982 during Martial Law in Poland. It wanted to monitor compliance with human rights in Poland in accordance with the Helsinki Final Act . The committee became a member of the Helsinki International Federation for Human Rights . In 1983 it produced its first report on the situation under martial law, covering over 1,000 pages.
In 1989, members of the committee became members of the first partially freely elected parliament and the government under Tadeusz Mazowiecki . In 1989 it established the Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights .
activity
The Polish Helsinki Committee is still committed to upholding civil rights in Poland. It criticized various decisions made by the current Polish government.
The committee supports human rights organizations in Russia, such as the Center for Citizenship Education and Human Rights .
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights prepares regular reports on the situation of civil rights in Poland. It organizes the “Watch Docs” film festival for human rights every year.
Web links
- O Komitecie Helsińskim w Polsce Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka
- Human rights in Poland Info Poland
Remarks
- ↑ Prawa człowieka i obywatela w PRL (13.XII.1981 - 31.XII.1982) . Instytut Literacki, Paris 1983
- ^ Historia Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka
- ^ Spring cleaning in courts, offices and media meeting point Europe, January 13, 2016
- ^ Polish government plans to undermine the role of the Constitutional Court liberties.eu, July 5, 2016
- ↑ The Parliamentary Council Censors Books on Democracy Polish Law, November 4, 2016