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Fri 05 May 2007Poland violated human rights, court rulesPOLAND:The European Court of Human Rights has criticised Polish president Lech Kaczynski in a ruling that found Poland had violated human rights by banning a gay rights march.In a judgment yesterday, the court found Poland broke three articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, including freedom of assembly and the prohibition of discrimination.