A/HRC/41/33/Add.4 Addendum by the Republic of Poland to the draft report of the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Poland Ad part I “Introduction”, paragraph 2 In this part of the report, all the central and local authorities, whose representatives met with experts from the Working Group, were described in detail. At the same time, it was pointed out that during the visit in Poland there were also meetings with civil society organizations dealing with women's rights, but their names were not revealed. This seems unjustified. Ad part V “Economic and social life”, paragraph 24 The procedural actions mentioned in this paragraph were conducted in connection with proceedings into the abuse of authority or default of duties by a public officer, i.e. the act referred to in Article 231(1) of the Criminal Code and concerned the request for the surrender of property that could constitute evidence in the case. According to the available information, all the secured evidence was surrendered voluntarily. The organisations concerned raised no objections to the retained property record. Once copied, all the electronic carriers were returned on an ongoing basis to the institutions from which they were seized to prevent the paralysis of their work. We would also like to point out the fact that the public prosecutor's office also secured documents in public institutions at an earlier date. The activities took place at the premises of: Śląska Fundacja Błękitny Krzyż, Stowarzyszenie Przeworsk – Powiat Bezpieczny, Lubuskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Kobiet “BABA”, Stowarzyszenie Pomocy Bliźniemu im. Brata Krystyna, Katolickie Stowarzyszenie Potrzebującym “AGAPE,” Fundacja Centrum Praw Kobiet. Consequently, the activities covered various entities, both organisations designated as women’s organisations, as well as those designated otherwise (e.g. catholic organizations). Taken the above into consideration, there are no grounds for concluding that the activities were aimed at affecting the activity of women’s organisations. Ad part V “Economic and social life”, paragraph 38 The information in point 38 is not compliant with the current legal status. It needs to be indicated that compulsory teaching contents on human rights have been established in the core curriculum and implemented at all educational stages, starting from pre-school education. The scope and presentation of the contents correspond to the age, abilities and educational needs of students. The preamble of the Act of 14 December 2016 - Educational Law1 stipulates that education in the Republic of Poland is a common good of the whole society and is guided by the principles contained in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, and the guidelines set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Education Law Act obliges the school to guarantee that the right of every student for his/her dignity is respected as well as to ensure safe and hygienic conditions of education, upbringing and care. The school teaches and educates in accordance with the core curriculum, which clearly defines the mandatory requirements regarding the knowledge, skills and attitudes that every pupil who completes a given educational stage should be equipped with. The core curriculum for pre-school education and for general education in primary school, applied since 1 September 2017, puts emphasis on shaping and strengthening pupils' social 1 2 Journal of Laws 2018, item 996 consolidated text.