The Commissioner for Human Rights has been monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities since 6 September 2012. In this respect, the Commissioner also analyses the situation of students with special educational needs and their…
On 9 April 2025, a delegation of Turkish institutions and organisations in the field of migration visited the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights for a study visit. The main focus of the meeting was alternatives to detention for foreigners.
On 2 April 2025, to mark World Autism Awareness Day, the Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, Adam Krzywoń, met with self-advocates on the autism spectrum at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights. The meeting aimed to raise awareness of the needs and challenges…
On 27 and 28 March, Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek attended a high-level conference for ombudspersons and national human rights institutions (NHRIs), co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, in Strasbourg.
A representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights should not be part of the Committee on the Development and Security of Artificial Intelligence, which, according to the government draft, is supposed to oversee the artificial intelligence sector.
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights has received complaints from foreigners studying at Polish post-secondary schools, who point out the negative effects of the draft Act on amending certain acts in order to eliminate irregularities in the visa system of the…
CHR on the draft amendment to the Act on granting protection to foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland. Opinion submitted to the President of the Republic of Poland (12.03.2025, 21.03.2025)
In correspondence with the Commissioner for Human Rights in 2017, the Central Board of the Prison Service approved the introduction of the practice of giving Islamic detainees hot meals in thermos flasks to protect them from cooling during the period of Ramadan, when these…
Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Krzywoń attended the General Assemblies of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, GANHRI, and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, ENNHRI, both held on 10 and 11 March at the UN Palais des…
The case of Szypuła and Others v. Poland (application no. 78030/14, examined together with application no. 23669/16) concerned same-sex couples who intended to marry abroad.