Centrum Praw Kobiet

Centrum Praw Kobiet (in English Centre for Women's Rights)[1] is a non-governmental organization in Poland that supports women's rights and the prevention of violence against women.

About

Centrum Praw Kobiet works to promote women's equality in Polish society and also is involved in preventing violence against women.[2] Branches are located in Wrocław, Łódź and Gdańsk.[2] A specialist center is available where women can receive legal and mental health information and services.[2] In 2017, CPK provided 650,850 women with legal and psychological help.[3]

History

The Centrum Praw Kobiet (CPK) was founded by Urszula Nowakowska in 1995.[4]

Starting in 2015, the CPK stopped receiving government money.[5] The reason given for refusing to fund CPK was that it focuses on violence against women, not against men and women both.[6] In 2017, the Polish Government raided the offices of the CPK in several cities.[7] The group had participated in pro-choice protests, organized by the Polish Women's Strike, a week prior to the raid.[7] Along with taking computers and interfering with the organization's business, files containing sensitive information about victims of abuse.[8] Those involved called the raids an "abuse of power."[8]

References
  1. "Polish authorities reduce the space for the activities of NGOs including human rights organizations in the country". Civic Solidarity. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. Mól, Dariusz (31 May 2010). "Ludzie sektora: Urszula Nowakowska". Ludziesektora.ngo.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  3. Mehring, Gregory (8 March 2018). "Centrum Praw Kobiet wciąż pomaga, choć od 3 lat bez rządowego wsparcia". Portal Miasta Gdanska (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. "Women's Rights Centre celebrates 20 years". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. "Ekspertki z Centrum Praw Kobiet w Gdańsku proszą o głos". Portal Miasta Gdanska (in Polish). 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. Gałczyńska, Magdalena (2017-01-17). "Centrum Praw Kobiet ponownie bez pieniędzy z resortu Zbigniewa Ziobry. "Boję się o los kobiet"". Onet Łódź (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  7. "Police raid offices of women's groups in Poland after protests". The Guardian. 2017-10-05. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  8. Mancini, Taliah (16 October 2017). "Polish Police Invaded the Offices of Feminist Activists After a Pro-Choice Protest". Ms. Magazine Blog. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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