N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Poland will ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of death penalty
- Recommending State
- Session
- 1 - April 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Additional measures to level educational opportunities will be introduced. Poland will spare no effort to enable preschool-age children to enjoy their rights, among others through the creation of amenable conditions for developing various forms of preschool education, particularly in rural areas. The planned strategy for the development of education in rural areas for 2007-2013 will be attuned to the Government Programme for the development of education in rural areas in the years 2008-2013. The strategic aim of the programme is to upgrade the quality and level of education in rural areas. Implementation of the measures facilitating access for children from rural areas and small towns to quality education will continue until 2013
- Recommending State
- Session
- 1 - April 2008
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Poland is also committed to continuing actions to reduce poverty and social exclusion, which will remain a priority in our national social policy. Poland indicated that a new national programme on social security and social integration for 2008-2010, now under preparation, will strengthen assistance to families for the purpose of counteracting poverty and social exclusion of children. These actions are meant to equalize the opportunities of families and children, i.e. to eliminate educational deficits and improve access to services that will enable parents to reconcile their professional activities with the upbringing of children. In addition, the national programme will determine specific goals, including, in particular, lowering the poverty index and the index of poverty risk among children to achieve that the following actions will be undertaken by Poland: 1/ Improvement of family incomes 2/ Development of the child day-care service system 3/ Levelling educational opportunities of and support for school-age children from poor Families 4/ Consolidating the system of assistance to families, family counselling, improvement of income support 5/ The development of cooperation with non-governmental organizations will also contribute to the effective combating of poverty and social exclusion
- Recommending State
- Session
- 1 - April 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Poverty
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Poland will continue to combat and counteract racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and hate crimes. Although these phenomena are not common in Poland, the Government is nevertheless determined to implement a wide catalogue of preventive measures of an institutional, legal and educational nature. Poland will continue implementing and evaluating its Programme for the Roma community, the National Programme against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance 2004-2009, and the law enforcement officer programme for combating hate crimes. Moreover, the existing network of Human Rights Advisers attached to the Police Commander-in-Chief and Voivodship Police Commanders-in-Chief will conduct ongoing monitoring of incidents, trends and crimes related to discrimination and misconduct of law enforcement authorities. They will also make analyses and elaborate proposals on the improvement of the quality and methods of the work of the law enforcement. It is also planned to create the institution of Human Rights Advisers attached to the Border Guard
- Recommending State
- Session
- 1 - April 2008
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
It renewed its commitment to improve human rights and praised the role of non-governmental organizations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Civil society
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
In addition, there are some regional human rights instruments of the Council of Europe, such as the Convention on Access to Official Documents, that Slovenia plans to ratify later this year.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Other
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
The ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a priority for this year
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Croatia expressed its commitment to make all recommendations more visible and to the comprehensive UPR exercise, although it can certainly be improved.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- UPR process
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Croatia remains committed to continue to build effective and efficient asylum system, in particular through the strengthening of institutional framework, training of responsible officials as well as ameliorating conditions for the accommodation of asylum seekers awaiting the outcome of the process.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
The delegation informed that Estonia had been presenting its candidature to the Human Rights Council for 2012 - 2015 in order to actively contribute to the Council's work for the promotion of human rights. In this respect, Estonia planned to present its voluntary commitments and pledges which would set out its commitment to uphold and advance internationally the highest standards of human rights and contribute to the effective promotion and protection of human rights at the UN level.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 10 - January 2011
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Other
N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
The delegation reiterated Georgia's commitment to cooperate with the Council and pledged to submit a midterm report on the follow-up to the accepted recommendations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 10 - January 2011
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to education
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Implement active policies and awareness campaigns in order to overcome the situation of discrimination against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take the necessary measures so that persons below 18, being under arrest, would not be subject to corporal punishment or other forms of ill-treatment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Continue providing accessibility and high calibre education at all levels
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to support a high level of socio-economic protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Continue its cooperation with the international community, especially in two fields: the solution of problems of refugees and IDPs. and in its 2006-2015 State program on poverty alleviation and development
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Internally displaced persons
- Poverty
- Right to development
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Further develop measures against domestic violence against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Victims of domestic violence should have possibility to use appropriate means of redress and access to shelters
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Fulfil its voluntary pledge on a standing invitation to all the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Improve the administration of justice, including the establishment of a system of inspection of detention centres and a system to follow-up complaints of allegations of torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that its media regulations promote diversity among media outlets in line with international standards and best practices
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Expand media freedoms, particularly access to broadcast media, and implement the recommendations of the OSCE in regards to reversing the ban on foreign FM radio broadcasting
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Bring rules on broadcasting in compliance with relevant provisions of ICCPR, releasing persons held in prisons for their political views and adopt safeguards against arbitrary or politically motivated detention and trials including through ensuring full independence and transparency of judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Freedom of the press
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Consider taking substantial measures, such as requesting capacity-building assistance, to advance the understanding of human rights and criminal investigation ability of police personnel
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
- Technical assistance and cooperation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that cases of alleged violence against, and wrongful imprisonment of members of the media are fully investigated
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Consider modifying or repealing the criminal legislation on defamation to take away the possibility of depriving anyone of his or her liberty on account of opinions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take all necessary measures to ensure that the law on freedom of assembly is not applied in an unduly strict manner by the local authorities.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Amend the Law on Television and Radio broadcasting as soon as possible to ensure that the licenses of international broadcasters can be renewed
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 4 - February 2009
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Change the criminal legislation provisions on defamation to eliminate unnecessary pressure on journalists fulfilling their professional duties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press