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Expand The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly votes to bring Poland under its monitoring procedure, January 28, 2020, Strasbourg. © 2020 Philippe Dam/Human Rights Watch Yesterday, one of Europe’s top human rights bodies voted to bring Poland under its monitoring mechanism. It's the first time in over two decades that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), composed of parliamentarians from all 49 member countries, has taken such a step against an European Union member state. It is a welcome move and a clear rebuke for the Polish government's years of undermining…

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