Poland: Veto Bill Targeting Sex Ed
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People attend ‘Stop Lex Czarnek’ protest at the Main Square in Krakow, Poland on February 15, 2022.
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(London) – President Andrzej Duda of Poland should veto a regressive and discriminatory bill that threatens sex education, including about sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
The proposed legislation is a revised version of a bill including similar provisions that Duda vetoed earlier this year, calling for unity at a time of crisis due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Duda should swiftly veto this harmful new bill,” said Kyle Knight, senior LGBT rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Accurate and inclusive age-appropriate sex education is a …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
