Commissioner for Human Rights

Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Bodnar took part in panel discussion “Is there a case for rekindled democracy assistance in Central and Eastern Europe?” organized on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of IDEA

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National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture issued a report of the on the ad hoc visit to the rooms for detained persons or persons brought for sobering up within the units reporting to the Warsaw Police Headquarters

The issue of abortion concerns people who find themselves in most dramatic situations of life. For the last several decades, Poland’s law in this area has been restrictive, although considered to constitute a political and social compromise. In practice, in many places of the…

The Commissioner for Human Rights received a letter from the International Ombudsman Institute.

On 9th September 2020, the 5-years term of the current Polish Ombudsman (Commissioner for Human Rights) Adam Bodnar, ended. The Parliament did not select a new person for this position yet. Thus, following the Article 3.6 of the Law on the Commissioner, Professor Bodnar stays…

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe issued the following statement:

Adam Bodnar, the outgoing Human Rights Commissioner was one of the guests of the Verfassungsblog -  a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging common European constitutional…

The Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Bodnar sent condolences on the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Ambassador of the Unites States Georgette Mosbacher.

Following an invitation from the authorities of Poland, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed a Special Election Assessment Mission (SEAM) on 15 June.

Distinguished Marshal,

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of Parliament,