#HRC53 side event by CoD #DemTech Working Group featured insightful discussions on the impact of #ArtificialIntelligence on democracy and human rights
Thank you to all speakers for valuable contributions and to Working Group Chair 🇬🇪 and co-sponsors 🇵🇱🇺🇸🇱🇹 🇲🇩@URGthinktank
Today, CoD Member States celebrate 23rd anniversary of the CoD and its founding document, the Warsaw Declaration
In 2023, when democracy is often challenged, Warsaw Declaration principles remain timely and relevant
▶️ Statement by SG @ThomasEGarrett
https://t.co/qScelArZRI
CoD founding Member State Poland @PolandMFA is also a host country to the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies in Warsaw. Thank you to 🇵🇱 for its continuous support and contributions to the CoD.
36th #CoDGoverningCouncil
Today begins the trial of Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a tireless defender of human rights.
The 🇵🇱 MFA condemns human rights violations and calls on the Belarusian authorities to release Ales Bialiatski along with the other political prisoners.
During today's meeting of the Community of Democracies (CoD) Executive Committee, Member States 🇨🇦🇲🇦🇵🇱🇰🇷🇷🇴🇺🇸and representatives of @CivilSocietyCoD@eobarrio @IspKucharczyk discussed internal issues and CoD activities to promote and protect democracy worldwide.
Lista tegorocznych laureatów Pokojowej Nagrody Nobla to jednoznaczny wyraz uznania dla działalności na rzecz walki z totalitaryzmem, ochrony praw człowieka i wolności obywatelskich.
Gratulacje dla Alesia Białackiego, "Memoriału" oraz Centrum Wolności Obywatelskich z Ukrainy.
🕊️ Aleś Białacki
🕊️ @MemorialMoscow
🕊️ Centrum Wolności Obywatelskich z Ukrainy
Wyrazy uznania i gratulacje dla tegorocznych laureatów Pokojowej Nagrody Nobla.
Z zadowoleniem przyjmujemy fakt, że ich wysiłki w walce o wolność i respektowanie praw człowieka zostały docenione.
Day 9⃣ of #WarsawHDC:
▪️Plenary session on humanitarian issues including in the context of armed conflict
▪️Warsaw Dialogue for Democracy: democracy as a remedy for authoritarianism #WDD2022
▪️12 side events, including on countering the trafficking
in human beings
'In this war which has been thrust upon them, Ukrainians are defending democratic values against authoritarianism, fighting for their country to join the family of democratic countries' - SG @ThomasEGarrett
at @WarsawDialogue#WDD2022
Full remarks: https://t.co/f9VCYbCQij
One and a half years ago, the Belarusian regime imprisoned Andrzej #Poczobut, Polish-Belarusian activist and journalist.
Poland has not forgotten Andrzej and over 1,300 political prisoners held by the regime, and continues to strive for their release.
#StandWithBelarus ⚪️🔴⚪️
Today we celebrate Int. Day of Democracy. It's a great opportunity to remind that democracy provides an environment for the protection and effective realization of human rights. We're happy to announce that this year’s edition of #WDD will take place on 06.10 during #WarsawHDC
Andrzej Poczobut, accused on falsified charges, remains in Belarusian custody for more than 17 months.
The 🇵🇱 MFA is constantly pursuing efforts to secure his release.
Along with 1,300 political prisoners, they are a symbol of the fight for a free and democratic Belarus.
Andrzej Poczobut, oskarżony na podstawie sfałszowanych zarzutów, od ponad 17 miesięcy przebywa w białoruskim areszcie.
MSZ nieustannie prowadzi wysiłki zmierzającego do jego uwolnienia.
Wraz z 1 300 więźniami politycznymi, stanowi symbol walki o wolną i demokratyczną Białoruś.
At the #FoRBConference in London, 🇵🇱 FM's Envoy for Religious Freedom Paweł Radomski spoke with @tariqahmadbt and @UK_FoRBEnvoy who expressed their admiration and gratitude for Poland's assistance to refugees from Ukraine. #FoRBforAll
Schools, shopping and recreation centers, cultural facilities and residential buildings are the targets of 🇷🇺 missile attacks in 🇺🇦. These deliberate acts have no justification.
🇵🇱 Chairmanship convened a special Permanent Council meeting on intensified 🇷🇺 attacks on civilians.
🇵🇱 advocates for the realisation of freedom of religion / belief for all in 🇺🇦. 🇵🇱 will be raising the international community's attention to violations of FoRB occurring in 🇺🇦 due to 🇷🇺's occupation & invasion, said FM's Envoy for Religious Freedom P. Radomski at #FoRBConference