National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report presenting results of monitoring in Guarded Centres for Foreigners in Poland.
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On 19 May 2021 a hearing took place before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Grzęda v Poland. The Grand Chamber of the ECtHR considered allegations of a judge who was a member of the National Council of the Judiciary (NCJ). The judge’s term of office was…
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The Constitutional Tribunal in its judgment of 15 April 2021 (ref. no.
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CHR delivers an address to the Senate on his work and the state of civil rights and freedoms in 2020
At a plenary session of the Senate, Commissioner for Human Rights prof. Adam Bodnar presented a report on the activities of the Commissioner in 2020 and on the state of observance of human and civil rights and freedoms. - Image
Polish and Georgian National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) – the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland and the Public Defender of Georgia invited Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and NHRIs form all over the World to support their joint statement on the protection of the…
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The Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) is of the opinion that the prosecutor office's motion to the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court for consent to detention of judge Igor Tuleya for the purpose of compulsory appearance is ungrounded, and that it has been filed with…
- ImageThe Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine expresses her solidarity with the Statement issued by the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) on the need to comply with international standards during the selection and appointment of new Heads…
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In response to the CHR’s request dated 26 January 2021, ODIHR provided Urgent Opinion on the Draft Act Amending the Code of Procedure in Petty Offence Cases of Poland.
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The Commissioner for Human Rights addressed the Chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from Polish citizen (referred to as RS) who is currently hospitalised in the University Hospital…
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The Commissioner for Human Rights received a letter from the municipal ombudspersons in the Netherlands, who are concerned about the way the Polish government is handling the election procedure for a new ombudsman.