The Commissioner for Human Rights has received complaints from citizens pointing to different practices regarding the crossing of the Polish border by persons with dual citizenship (including Polish citizenship) using another country's passport. Some applicants claim that…
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Concerned foster families address the CHR about the scope and security of personal data collected and processed in the register of custodial data created under the Family Support and Foster Care Act.
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In a judgement of 27 July 2023, the Voivodship Administrative Court in Bialystok annulled the decision of the Mayor of Krynki setting out the environmental conditions for the construction of a poultry farm in Kruszyniany. The decision stated that the operation of the farm…
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Commissioner for Human Rights asks about overseas voting precincts. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds that it is taking steps to properly prepare and conduct elections abroad.
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In response to requests addressed to the Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights, the Commissioner, Marcin Wiącek, sent a letter to the Minister of Education and Science, Przemysław Czarnek, concerning the issue of the availability of hot meals in schools.
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According to the investigators' findings, between March 2014 and April 2015, officers from the Olsztyn City Police Station (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship) conducted violent interrogations of detainees. During the interrogations, the officers allegedly kicked, punched and hit…
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The Polish Commissioner for Human Rights has contacted the Ministry of Finance, headed by Magdalena Rzeczkowska, regarding irregularities in the functioning of electronic currency exchange services, in particular the online currency exchange platform called 'Kantoria.…
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The Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) submitted his opinion on the draft amendments to the Social Assistance Act and other acts to the Marshal of the Senate. In the document, the CHR welcomed the amendment initiative, especially in relation to the standardisation of…
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The CHR has received an open letter from the Polish Federation for Solving the Problem of Homelessness regarding state funding of assistance to people in the crisis of homelessness.
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Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek renews his call to the Marshal of the Sejm Elżbieta Witek for legislative changes and clarification of the prerequisites for legal abortion following the judgment of the Constitutional Court on October 22 2020( ref. K1/20).