Today, representatives of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, an organization that works to advance human rights around the globe, submitted a brief to the Polish Constitutional Court demanding that the Court overturn the so-called “Polish Law,” which criminalizes the discussion of Polish involvement and complicity in the Holocaust.
The amendment to an existing law was passed in January and threatens up to three years imprisonment or a fine for those who accuse the Polish state or people of involvement in or responsibility for the Holocaust. For instance, the term “Polish death camp” is now illegal, as the camps were Nazi-run on occupied Polish land. The law does allow exceptions for artists and scientists, but is vague on what that means.
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