Commissioner for Human Rights

Since 2015, the Commissioner for Human Rights has been systematically urging the government to introduce the crime of torture into Polish legislation. This requirement is stipulated by the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Ukraine, the Commissioner for Human Rights has been closely monitoring the situation of war refugees arriving in Poland.

The Commissioner for Human Rights has presented his position regarding the application submitted by the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) to the Constitutional Tribunal, which challenges the constitutionality of provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (…

The baseline report on the possibilities to improve the situation of fundamental rights protection through a wider application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Poland, provides an overview of the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union…

This guidance document "Using EU funds while respecting and promoting fundamental rights: A Guide to the Application of the New Fundamental Condition for Compliance with the Charter' presents the process of developing tools produced by the Office of the Commissioner for Human…

This publication provides an overview of best practices in the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by the Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR), the central constitutional body for the protection of human rights in Poland.

The aim of this report is to map the national human rights structures in Poland. The report presents the human rights structures in Poland in a broad sense.

The Director of the Constitutional, International and European Law Department at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Mirosław Wróblewski, facilitated a training session on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union for coordinators…

On May 17, 2024, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Wojciech Brzozowski met with the Australian Ambassador Benjamin Hayes, the Norwegian Ambassador Øystein Bø and the Canadian Ambassador Catherine Godin. The diplomats presented the Commissioner with a letter of support for…

17 May marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Its aim is to draw attention to the difficult situation of LGBT+ persons and the need to counter the phenomena of their unequal treatment and discrimination.