Poland: Shadow report to the Group of Experts on Action Against Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)

Amnesty International is submitting this shadow report to the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) in advance of GREVIO’s monitoring visit to Poland. The visit is part of the ongoing evaluation procedure regarding the country’s legislative and other measures giving effect to the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention). Poland signed the Istanbul Convention on 18 December 2012 and ratified it on 1 August 2015. The monitoring visit is currently scheduled for the autumn of 2026.