Commissioner for Human Rights

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 27 and 28 March, Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek attended a high-level conference for ombudspersons and national human rights institutions (NHRIs), co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, in Strasbourg.

The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights has received complaints from foreigners studying at Polish post-secondary schools, who point out the negative effects of the draft Act on amending certain acts in order to eliminate irregularities in the visa system of the…

CHR on the draft amendment to the Act on granting protection to foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland. Opinion submitted to the President of the Republic of Poland (12.03.2025, 21.03.2025)

In correspondence with the Commissioner for Human Rights in 2017, the Central Board of the Prison Service approved the introduction of the practice of giving Islamic detainees hot meals in thermos flasks to protect them from cooling during the period of Ramadan, when these…

Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Krzywoń attended the General Assemblies of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, GANHRI, and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, ENNHRI, both held on 10 and 11 March at the UN Palais des…

The case of Szypuła and Others v. Poland (application no. 78030/14, examined together with application no. 23669/16) concerned same-sex couples who intended to marry abroad.

On 26 February 2025, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a meeting with a delegation from Human Rights Watch dedicated to the situation of persons seeking international protection at the Polish-Belarusian border.

On 31 January 2025, a meeting was held at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights between Deputy Commissioner Adam Krzywon and members of the Migration Consortium. The main topic of discussion was the fundamental rights monitoring mechanism.

On 30 January 2025, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Wojciech Brzozowski met with the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Sirpa Rautio and the Head of the FRA's Justice, Digital and Migration Unit Joanna Goodey.