Commissioner for Human Rights

On October 7 the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued recommendations for Poland. They refer to such areas as the protection of human rights, equal treatment, conditions of employment, unemployment, trade unions, social security, work in the informal economy, domestic violence, childcare, poverty, housing, access to health care, the fight against drug addiction, education and access to culture. 

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its States parties. The Committee was established to carry out the monitoring functions assigned to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Part IV of the Covenant.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially within two years of accepting the Covenant and thereafter every five years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of “concluding observations”.