Constitutional Tribunal

Top court chief says abortion ruling based on law not politics - press

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The president of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has defended its controversial abortion ruling, which has resulted in weeks of street protests, arguing that it was based on law, not politics.

Prosecutor General calls for Polish Communist Party to be outlawed

Polish Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro has filed a motion with the Constitutional Tribunal (TK) to outlaw the Polish Communist Party (KPP), accused of having links with a totalitarian regime.

Constitutional Tribunal head defends organisation

The head of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has defended the institution by attacking the use of language she feels derides the credibility of the tribunal.

Helsinki Foundation intervenes over application of abortion ruling

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) has said it is interceding in the matter of Polish hospitals applying a ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal (TK) banning abortions on the grounds of foetal damage even though the ruling has not been published.

Army tops trust poll, Constitutional Tribunal places last

Poles have most faith in the Polish Army and the least confidence in the country's Constitutional Tribunal, according to a new opinion poll.

EU parliament interferes with Polish legal system - top court head

A European Parliament resolution on Poland's abortion rights is an unprecedented attempt to interfere with the country's internal legal issues that are not covered by EU treaties, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal president, Julia Przylebska, has said.

European Parliament adopts resolution on Poland's anti-abortion law

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday criticising the ban on the right to abortion in Poland.

Protests against abortion ban backed by vast majority of Poles

Seventy percent of Poles support the ongoing mass street demonstrations against the top court ruling which would see almost all abortions made illegal in Poland, a recent survey by the Kantar pollster shows.

Abortion law protesters marching towards Sejm building in Warsaw

At 6 p.m. on Monday evening, Warsaw protesters against a constitutional court ruling which introduced a near total ban on abortion in Poland, began a march from the de Gaulle Roundabout, where they had been blocking traffic, to the seat of the Sejm (lower house).

Women's rights should be discussed with Polish women - opposition leader

Borys Budka, head of Poland's main opposition party Civic Platform (PO), declared on Saturday that he will never agree to debating women's rights by going over the heads of women.

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