Commissioner for Human Rights

During the meeting on 16 May 2025, the Commissioner for Human Rights met with representatives of the Supreme Medical Council (NRL) – its president Łukasz Jankowski and secretary Grzegorz Wrona - discussed, among other things, shocking cases of disruption of doctors' work,…

On 29 May 2025, a meeting was held at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights to discuss the functioning of schools for national and ethnic minorities. Particular emphasis was placed on the situation of the Belarusian minority.

A representative of the National Torture Prevention Mechanism (NPTM), Aleksandra Nowicka, participated in a seminar on the European Prison Rules as a factor setting standards for conditions in penitentiary units in Europe. The event was organised in Strasbourg on 15-16 May…

On 10 July 2024, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing an intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the right to early childhood education, free preschool education and free post…

Wojciech Brzozowski, Deputy Commissioner, hosted a delegation from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' limited election observation mission (LEOM) at the Office of the CHR on 7 May 2025. The delegation was visiting Poland in connection with the…

On 6 May 2025, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a meeting between a delegation from the British Embassy in Warsaw and CHR representatives on the situation at the Polish-Belarusian border.

On 22 April 2025, Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek hosted European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho at the Office of the CHR. The meeting participants were also connected remotely with Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights.

On 16 April 2025, a meeting was held at the Office of the CHR between Deputy CHR Adam Krzywoń with the Vice-President of the Central Roma Council Karol Kwiatkowski and the Director for Communication and Cooperation at the Central Roma Council Karolina Kwiatkowska.

On 14 April 2025, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Wojciech Brzozowski met with the pre-election observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visiting Poland in connection with the Assembly's inclusion of Poland in the full monitoring…

The Commissioner for Human Rights received applications concerning foreigners wishing to apply for international protection in Poland at the Polish-Belarusian border who allegedly have experienced sexual or other forms of violence on the territory of Belarus or in their…