Commissioner for Human Rights

Stanisław Trociuk, the Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, was awarded the Honorary Award for Contributions to Legislation by the Prime Minister. The ceremony was held on 13 June 2025 at the ‘Legislator in the Service of the State and the Law’ conference, which was…

The Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek took part in the opening session of the first day of the Academy of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI), which takes place in Warsaw on 9-13 June 2025.

On 9 June 2025, the Office of the CHR hosted a conference entitled ‘The need to increase protection for older people against fraud’. The aim of the conference was to show the scale and nature of fraud targeting older people, draw attention to systemic solutions to improve…

From 3 to 5 June 2025, a delegation from the National Preventive Mechanism of Mongolia undertook a study visit to the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights. The aim of the visit was to facilitate the exchange of experiences between national human rights institutions.

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.