Women Enabled International joins eight other leading international human rights organizations in filing an amicus brief before the European Court of Human Rights on Poland’s restrictive abortion law.
“Restrictive abortion laws such as Poland’s are contrary to international and European human rights standards and public health guidelines. They compromise women’s freedom, dignity, health, and lives. Our organizations’ interventions seek to highlight critical human rights aspects of such restrictive laws, and we are proud to support efforts to hold Poland accountable for these ongoing human rights violations, the organizations said.”
Filing organizations:
- Amnesty International
- Center for Reproductive Rights
- Human Rights Watch
- International Commission of Jurists
- International Commission of Jurists
- International Federation for Human Rights
- International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network
- Women Enabled International
- Women’s Link Worldwide
- World Organisation Against Torture
Read the full press release here.
Read the third-party submissions here.