I would be interested to know what the members of the forum think:-
I think that you should learn to be somewhat more selective about your sources and to read actual documents rather than rewrites in which a hack tries to make a story out of very very little.
Poland should give children wider access to abortions
The letter does not say that. Here is the full text regarding abortion:
the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Expand the scope of the compulsory Family Life Education to provide a comprehensive, age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health, including information on family planning and contraceptives, the dangers of early pregnancy and the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases;
(b)...
tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRC%2fC%2fPOL%2fCO%2f3-4&Lang=en
fight against "gender stereotypes"
The letter does not say that. The only time the letter even uses the phrase 'gender stereotypes' is as follows:
16.(a) (b)
imprison homophobes
Again, the letter doesn't say that. What it actually says is as follows:
17. (a) (b) (c)
It's very hard to see much in the letter to disagree with really. I'm sure that a hack who wanted to take another angle could easily use the letter to produce an article along the lines of "UN slams racist backward Poland" and hang it round quotes such as the following:
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I could go on for quite some time with such quotes.
Please do not! polishforums.com/feedback/e-excessively-73649/Poland really should be thanking the UNHCR for pointing out the areas in which we can work harder to make our country an even better place.