Commissioner for Human Rights

Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram took the oath of office before the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, formally assuming the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights. She succeeded Marcin Wiącek, whose term of office ended on 23 July 2026. The Commissioner’s term of office lasts five…

The Commissioner for Human Rights submitted an opinion to the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy regarding the draft Act on strengthening the application of the right to equal remuneration for men and women for equal work or work of equal value (No. UC127).

It is with utmost concern and strong resistance that I have received reports of mass-scale threats, a wave of hatred and the need to provide police protection to the Office of Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) of the Slovak Republic Róbert Dobrovodský.

For many years, the Commissioner for Human Rights has been actively involved in the issue of transporting students with disabilities to educational institutions.

The Commissioner for Human Rights, Marcin Wiącek, participated in the general assemblies of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), which took place at the turn of March and…

Commissioner for Human Rights has already appealed to the ministry three times to take legislative action enabling the full implementation of the Commissioner's mandate to monitor deportation operations.

On 17 September 2025, a conference was held in Bratislava to mark the 15th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Monika Wiszyńska-Rakowska, the Commissioner's Representative for the rights of persons with disabilities, took part in the…

On 11 September 2025, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a delegation of judges, officials and MPs from Kosovo, Montenegro and Ukraine visiting Poland as part of the Council of Europe's partnership exchange programme.

On 8–9 September 2025, a summit of ombudsmen from the Visegrad Group was held in Debrecen, Hungary. The meeting was hosted by the Hungarian Ombudsman for Fundamental Rights. It was the 21st meeting of representatives of National Human Rights Institutions from the Czech…