Poland: Government must make good on commitments to ensure independence of judiciary

Amnesty International comments on Poland’s response to the recommendations within the Universal Periodic Review. The response was presented today in Geneva. The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Poland on 22 September 2017 during its 36th session. Prior to the adoption of the report of the review Amnesty International delivered an oral statement on the independence of the judiciary, the right to freedom of assembly and sexual and reproductive rights. Amnesty International also contributed to the information basis of the review through its submission on Poland: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur37/5069/2016/en/

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