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Klementyna Suchanow
Klementyna Suchanow (born 26 February 1974) is a Polish author, editor, and activist. She is the co-founder of the women's rights movement All-Poland Women's Strike. Biography Born in Kamienna Góra, Poland, Suchanow lived in Chełmsko Śląskie, and Wałbrzych, and attended school in Wodzisław Śląski. She studied Polish and Spanish studies at the University of Wrocław. In 2003, she obtained a doctorate in literary studies. In the early 2000s, she worked as an editor in the publishing house Znak. She has conducted research on the life and work of the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz. In 2005, Suchanow published ''Argentyńskie przygody Gombrowicza'' The Argentinean Adventures of Gombrowicz" and in 2017 she wrote the critically acclaimed biography ''Gombrowicz. Ja, geniusz'' Gombrowicz. I, the Genius" Suchanow also specializes in the history and literature of Latin America. In 2013, she published a historical reportage ''Królowa Karaibów'' The Queen of the Caribbean" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamienna Góra
Kamienna Góra (german: Landeshut, cs, Lanžhot or Kamenná Hora, szl, Kamiynnŏ Gōra) is a town in south-western Poland with 19,010 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Kamienna Góra County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Kamienna Góra, although it is not part of the territory of the latter (the town forms a separate urban gmina). Kamienna Góra on the Bóbr river is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Jelenia Góra Voivodeship) between the Stone Mountains and the Rudawy Janowickie at the old trade route from Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is spli ... to Prague, today part of the National road 5 (Poland), National Road No. 5. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CitizenGo
CitizenGO is an ultra-conservative advocacy group founded in Madrid, Spain, in 2013 by the ultra-Catholic and far-right HazteOir organization. The foundation aims to be "a community of active citizens that seeks to promote the participation of society in politics" and "defend and promote life, family, and liberty." It promotes petitions in 50 countries, mostly defending Christian causes, and those opposing same-sex marriage,As quoted by abortion, and euthanasia. History CitizenGO was founded in Madrid, Spain, in September 2013 by HazteOir to expand its scope of action beyond Spanish-speaking countries, advancing the use of online petitions as a form of Internet activism to increase public participation in the democratic process. In appealing to potential donors early into CitizenGO's existence, the founder and president Ignacio Arsuaga stated: "CitizenGO will produce a social benefit that we trust will impact human history. Abortionists, the homosexual lobby, radical secularis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judicial Independence
Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary should be independent from the other branches of government. That is, courts should not be subject to improper influence from the other branches of government or from private or partisan interests. Judicial independence is important to the idea of separation of powers. Many countries deal with the idea of judicial independence through different means of judicial selection, or choosing judges. One way to promote judicial independence is by granting life tenure or long tenure for judges, which ideally frees them to decide cases and make rulings according to the rule of law and judicial discretion, even if those decisions are politically unpopular or opposed by powerful interests. This concept can be traced back to 18th-century England. In some countries, the ability of the judiciary to check the legislature is enhanced by the power of judicial review. This power can be used, for example, by mandating certain action when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Rights In Poland
Human rights in Poland are enumerated in the second chapter of its Constitution, ratified in 1997. Poland is a party to several international agreements relevant to human rights, including the European Convention on Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Helsinki Accords, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Human rights in Poland are not always upheld in practice. From 1959 to 2019, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Poland violated human rights in 989 cases. In 2021, ILGA-Europe ranked Poland lowest in the European Union for protection of LGBT rights for the second year in a row. Human rights in the Polish law The Constitution of the Republic of Poland The Polish Constitution specifies a variety of human and citizen's rights. The second chapter of the Constitution titled "The Freedoms, Rights and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Lempart
Marta Mirosława Lempart (born 1979) is a Polish women's rights activist and the founder of the All-Poland Women's Strike. Active since 2016 in widespread protests against tightening abortion laws under the conservative Law and Justice party, Lempart has been targeted by the government with arrests and legal charges, and faced death threats from opponents of the protests. Her work has also included advocating for equal rights for members of Poland's LGBT community and for people with disabilities. She is a vocal proponent of secularism and the separation of church and state. Early life and career Marta Lempart was born in 1979 in Lwówek Śląski, Poland. She is formally trained as a lawyer. Lempart held a minor role in the Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy during the Civic Platform's time in power, during which time she worked to improve disability rights in the country. She then worked in real estate development. After the conservative Law and Justice party came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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