Commissioner for Human Rights

The Commissioner for Human Rights has asked the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for information on the progress of work on a draft law implementing the requirements of the European Media Freedom Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the…

Seven years after they were adopted, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' recommendations to Poland have finally been made available in accessible formats. The documents are now published in Polish, English, Polish Sign Language (PJM), and Easy-to-Read…

The Commissioner for Human Rights presented his opinion on the draft law amending the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in Ukraine and certain other laws (UD249). 

Commissioner for Human Rights is observing the current situation on the Polish-German border with concern. According to media reports, foreigners are being transferred to Poland under the readmission procedure and on the basis of the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation.…

On June 16 and 17, 2025, representatives of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights visited the area along the Polish-Belarusian border. The visit was attended by Marcin Kusy, Head of the Migrants' and National Minorities' Rights Unit in the Equal Treatment Department…

Deputy Commissioner Wojciech Brzozowski attended a meeting on LGBTQIA+ rights at the Canadian Embassy on 24 June 2025. During the event, diplomats presented the DCHR with a letter of support for actions promoting equal rights for the LGBTQIA+ community. Katarzyna Kotula,…

Stanisław Trociuk, the Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, was awarded the Honorary Award for Contributions to Legislation by the Prime Minister. The ceremony was held on 13 June 2025 at the ‘Legislator in the Service of the State and the Law’ conference, which was…

The Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek took part in the opening session of the first day of the Academy of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI), which takes place in Warsaw on 9-13 June 2025.

On 9 June 2025, the Office of the CHR hosted a conference entitled ‘The need to increase protection for older people against fraud’. The aim of the conference was to show the scale and nature of fraud targeting older people, draw attention to systemic solutions to improve…

From 3 to 5 June 2025, a delegation from the National Preventive Mechanism of Mongolia undertook a study visit to the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights. The aim of the visit was to facilitate the exchange of experiences between national human rights institutions.