The Committee on Petitions (PETI) has agreed to further look into the discriminatory practices of Polish Registry Offices which refuse to issue certificates of marital status to Polish citizens who wish to enter a same-sex union in another EU country.
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The EP´s Intergroup sent a letter to MP Stanislaw Pieta regarding his remarks which compared homosexuality to necrophilia, bestiality and pedophilia.
The letter was also send to the Polish Ombudsman. Read the letter here. |
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The Network of East-West Women and Pomerania Women's Network held a public debate entitled "Working Towards Social Change - 15 years after Beijing, what next?" on Dec. 14 in Gdansk. Various panelists and participants from NGOs working towards gender equality and from political parties discussed the situation in Poland and possible strategies for further work. Greg Czarnecki, of KPH, was a member of the panel which answered the questions "How should institutions dealing with equality be monitored? How can one monitor politicians and political parties in terms of their work in equality of women and men?" The Monitoring Project was discussed which was well-received by participants. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 December 2009 11:29 )
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