Tags: Poland
UN “concerned” about role of Catholic Church in Polish schools
Posted: Fri, 22 Apr 2022
A UN committee has echoed many concerns raised by the NSS relating to the Catholic Church and child rights in Poland. Read More »
UN committee: Polish schools should promote “equality and inclusion”
Posted: Wed, 06 Oct 2021
A UN committee has expressed concern about the Catholic Church's impact on children's rights in Poland following an NSS intervention. Read More »
Poland’s agreement with Vatican helps protect abusers, NSS tells UN
Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2020
The NSS has raised concerns with the UN that a treaty between Poland and the Vatican undermines efforts to tackle child abuse. Read More »
Strike over Polish abortion ban forces U-turn
Posted: Mon, 03 Oct 2016
Massive demonstrations in Poland have resulted in a government U-turn over a law which would have criminalised abortion on all grounds except to save the life of the mother. Read More »
Poland overturns ban on non-stun slaughter of animals in favour of religious privilege
Posted: Wed, 10 Dec 2014
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal has overturned a ban on the religious (non-stun) slaughter of animals. Read More »
Head of Polish hospital dismissed after refusing abortion on religious grounds
Posted: Fri, 11 Jul 2014
The head of a Polish public hospital has been dismissed for refusing on religious grounds to carry out an abortion on a woman whose unborn baby suffered from serious malformations. Read More »
Trust in religion falls in Poland
Posted: Thu, 20 Feb 2014
An opinion poll in Poland shows that trust and attachment to the Catholic Church is falling, despite the new Pope. Read More »
Court challenge to crucifix in Polish parliament fails
Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2013
An MP in Poland has lost a court challenge to the presence of a large crucifix in the country's parliament building. Read More »
Catholic Bishops step into Poland’s religious slaughter debate – and create a Church-state confrontation
Posted: Wed, 02 Oct 2013
The Polish Catholic Bishops Conference has issued a statement in support of the campaign to reverse the country's ban on religious slaughter of animals. Read More »
Pope adds to the pressure on Poland to reverse its ban on ritual slaughter
Posted: Tue, 03 Sep 2013
The Pope has promised Jewish and Muslim leaders in Poland that he will do his best to overturn the ban on religious slaughter that was agreed by the Polish Constitutional Court in January. Read More »
Poland votes to keep ban on religious slaughter
Posted: Mon, 15 Jul 2013
Despite pressure from religious groups and farmers, the Polish parliament has rejected a Government bill that would have lifted the ban on ritual slaughter of animals without pre-stunning. Read More »
Economic crisis forcing Poland to reconsider its ban on ritual slaughter
Posted: Tue, 21 May 2013
The Polish parliament, which banned ritual slaughter of animals for the halal and kosher markets in January, is now considering revoking the law because of economic pressures. Read More »
Polish court rules that ritual slaughter is unconstitutional and illegal
Posted: Wed, 28 Nov 2012
Poland's highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal, ruled this week that the ritual slaughter of animals by religious groups violates the country's constitution and animal protection laws. Read More »
Callous treatment of raped girl in Poland leads to condemnation in Human Rights Court
Posted: Thu, 01 Nov 2012
Poland's harsh anti-abortion laws were condemned this week by the European Court of Human Rights after an almost unbelievably callous series of events were inflicted on a teenage victim of rape. Read More »
In a “revolutionary” move, Poland to reduce subsidies to the Catholic Church
Posted: Thu, 05 Apr 2012
In an unprecedented move that is seen by some as "revolutionary", the Polish government is seeking to realign its relationship with the Catholic Church – and not in a way that the Vatican will like. Read More »
Poland adjusting to a more secular age
Posted: Thu, 05 Jan 2012
The Catholic Church in Poland was shaken to its foundations in October last year, when one in ten Poles who voted in the general election cast their vote for the anti-clerical Palikot Movement. Read More »
