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Poland:

EU page

Minorities:

Topic pages:

Country pages:

Minorities in Poland

Legislation 

• Constitution at the University of Würzburg. Also try here, here and here.
• Chapter II on the "Freedoms, Rights and Obligations of Persons and Citizens"
• Chapter III on Local Self-Government
• Chapter IX on "Organs of State Control and for Defence of Rights"
• Constitutional Tribunal
• Supreme Court
• Law Library of Congress Poland page

Organisations 

• Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Poland
• Never Again - an independent anti-racist organisation
• Stefan Batory Foundation
• zaKORZENIEnie -  (the site hosts a contact list for minority groups in Poland)
• Jewish Community of Poland

 
• Information Centre of the Council of Europe in Warsaw
• CEMES list of Polish institutes treating minority and related issues

Reports 

Fourth Periodic Report of the Republic of Poland on the implementation of the ICCPR (1994)

European Roma Rights Centre Poland Country Index

Polish Helsinki Committee:

• Some remarks on human rights protection in Poland (Sept 1999) - response to the fourth periodic report on the ICCPR. 
• The Protection of National Minorites in Poland, 2000 (pdf)

• Second Round Report (2000) - also pdf
• First Round Report (1997)

Amnesty International Poland Index from 2000 Report

US Department of State Human Rights Report on Poland:

• 1999
• 1998
• 1997 
• 1996 

• 1999
• 1998
• 1997

EU 

In Poland, the respect for and protection of minorities continues to be assured. 

The 1998 Penal code provisions regarding the use of the mass media to “advocate discord” on national, ethnic, racial or religious grounds appears to be functioning well.

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