Commissioner for Human Rights

The regulation issued by the Ministry of Interior and Administration in March 2020, known as the regulations on so-called pushbacks, restricts the rights of foreigners to protection against inhuman treatment and complicates the process of asylum applications.

The Civic Bill, which proposes restrictions on the freedom of assembly and expression of LGBT+ people, has been strongly criticised by the Commissioner for Human Rights. The bill is based on false assumptions, including that homosexuality is a disorder leading to paedophilic…

In September 2023, consultation meetings were held with representatives of institutions managing European Union funds, legislators from central institutions and representatives of legal and supervisory departments of provincial offices, followed by representatives of social…

The Commissioner for Human Rights presented an amicus curiae brief in the case of a NCPAB (National Centre for the Prevention of Antisocial Behaviour) patient before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

The Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek has filed complaints against several local resolutions labelled as "anti-LGBT", citing violations of the Constitution, international law and EU law.

On 20-23 November, training sessions were held in Gdansk and Katowice on the use of the Charter of Fundamental Rights checklist in the implementation of EU funds.

The Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek presented a report on the activities of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (OCHR) and the state of human and civil rights protection in Poland in 2022 at a meeting of the Sejm Committee on Justice and Human Rights…

In November 2023, training meetings on the use of the Charter of Fundamental Rights compliance checklist in the implementation of EU funds were organised in Gdańsk and Katowice.

National human rights institutions play an important role in EU processes on fundamental rights and the rule of law in various contexts.

The Commissioner for Human Rights urges the Minister of Education to reintroduce compulsory German language education for pupils belonging to the German minority, in line with other minority languages, by the end of the current school year.