Judges in Poland have been taking to the streets to protest the ruling Law and Justice Party’s crackdown on judicial independence. Susan moderates a Transatlantic Democracy Working Group roundtable discussion at the German Marshall Fund in Washington to discuss the latest target in the government’s systematic dismantlement of democratic checks and balances.
The Cable is a production of ICWA and the Transatlantic Democracy Working Group.
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Guest
Chief Coordinator of Strategic Litigation, Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
Head of International Dialogue, Das Progressive Zentrum, Berlin
Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy, Human Rights First
Hosts
Executive Director, Institute of Current World Affairs
Journalist, author of Russians: The People Behind the Power
Director, Transatlantic Democracy Working Group
Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
The Cable is produced by Rebecca Picard
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