Not guilty verdict of Polish Women Human Rights Defenders upheld

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12 January 2022

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On Wednesday, 12 January 2021, a Polish court upheld the dismissal of the case against Women Human Rights Defenders Ela, Anna and Joanna, who were charged with “offending religious beliefs” for their work in defence of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community in Poland.

I am delighted by the news. They should never have been charged in the first place & any further attempts to criminalise their peaceful activism should be struck down.

Read more about their case here:

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/poland-witch-hunt-against-lgbti-activists-must-end-after-rainbow-halo-case?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=awareness_education%2Conline_activism&utm_content=news%2Cgood_news

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Flyer promoting a side event at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The title of the event is 'Driving sustainable development: the crucial contributions of Human Rights Defenders to the 2030 Agenda'. The event will take place on October 15, 2024, from 13:15 to 14:30 EDT at Conference Room 6 in the UN Headquarters, New York City. The panellists are: Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders. Wellington Gabriel de Jesus dos Santos, Human rights defender from the Pitanga dos Palmares Quilombola community, Brazil. Emily Donovan, Woman human rights defender and co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, USA. The moderator will be Amb. Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations. The opening remarks will be delivered by Amb Joan Cedano, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations. The flyer mentions that the event will be conducted in English only and can be watched live on UN WebTV.

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