The 15th Annual Report of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture presents the activities in the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2022.
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An international academic conference entitled "Let's Build Bridges: Working Together to Protect and Promote Human Rights in Challenging Times" took place in Budapest. The conference provided an opportunity to share experiences on the current challenges faced by human rights…
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On 18-20 October 2023, the Ombudsmen of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland met in the region of Dolny Śląsk. Meetings of the Ombudsmen from the Visegrad Group countries are held annually in one of the V4 member states. This year the summit is hosted by the…
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The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published a new report focusing on the monitoring of the situation regarding racism and intolerance in Poland. The report is the result of the sixth round of monitoring of Poland as a member of the Council of…
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On September 5, 2023, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Wojciech Brzozowski received a delegation of the election observation mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which is in Poland in connection with the parliamentary elections…
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Despite the involvement of the Commissioner (CHR) and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration (MIA), residents of the Roma settlements in Maszkowice and Koszary, Małopolska, are still grappling with dire social and living conditions. The situation remains below…
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In a letter of 25 August 2021 to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration (MIA), Commissioner of Human Rights expressed his concerns and objections to the amendments made to the MIA Regulation of 13 March 2020 on the temporary suspension or restriction of border…
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Poland deports Tajik national despite European Court of Human Rights issued an interim measure to protect his right to lodge an individual application.
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In the "Ministry of Justice troll farm case", which concerned an organised practice of denigrating judges unfavourable to the government's judicial reform through social media, the Commissioner stressed that the case was not only of a moral nature - it bore the hallmarks of…
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Over the past year, the Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) has observed changes in legislation that have restricted access to education for the German minority in Poland. The CHR Marcin Wiącek has taken action to ensure equal treatment for all national minorities.