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Detention of a Polish human rights activist - the HFHR Board statement
15.09.2023
Detention of a Polish human rights activist - the HFHR Board statement
The rights of migrants
Kyrgyzstan: Effort to Shut Down Independent News Outlet
07.09.2023
Kyrgyzstan: Effort to Shut Down Independent News Outlet
Freedom of speech
HFHR joins the newly launched project - Free Media Hub EAST
21.07.2023
HFHR joins the newly launched project - Free Media Hub EAST
Freedom of speech
European Civil Society warns Rishi Sunak over Illegal Migration Bill
17.07.2023
European Civil Society warns Rishi Sunak over Illegal Migration Bill
The rights of migrants
From the regional press to Orlen Press. The Foundation's report
11.07.2023
From the regional press to Orlen Press. The Foundation's report
Freedom of speech
Kyrgyzstan: Reject repressive Russian-style draft law on non-profit organisations
16.06.2023
Kyrgyzstan: Reject repressive Russian-style draft law on non-profit organisations
Human rights defenders
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From the regional press to Orlen Press. The Foundation's report
11.07.2023
From the regional press to Orlen Press. The Foundation's report
Freedom of speech
Polish witch-hunt - the Foundation's opinion on the Law on the State Commission for Investigating Russian Influence on Internal Security
04.05.2023
Polish witch-hunt - the Foundation's opinion on the Law on the State Commission for Investigating Russian Influence on Internal Security
Rule of law and fair trial
HFHR opinion on Poland’s implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case M.K. and Others v. Poland
14.03.2023
HFHR opinion on Poland’s implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case M.K. and Others v. Poland
The rights of migrants
A state of accusation. Polish prosecution service 2016-2022 – a new report of the Helsinki Foundation
14.03.2022
A state of accusation. Polish prosecution service 2016-2022 – a new report of the Helsinki Foundation
Rule of law and fair trial
Publications
Report "From the regional press to Orlen Press. The situation in media owned by Polska Press"
Report
Report "From the regional press to Orlen Press. The situation in media owned by Polska Press"
Orlen's takeover of Polska Press, the largest publisher of regional media in Poland, has negatively affected the freedom of journalism in these media, according to a recent report by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights funded by the Henryk Wujec Civic Fund. We interviewed journalists...
Report "Judgments delivered by irregular judicial formations of the Polish Constitutional Court"
Report
Report "Judgments delivered by irregular judicial formations of the Polish Constitutional Court"
The ongoing crisis in the functioning of the Constitutional Court since 2017 is linked, among other things, to the illegally elected judges in the Court. In 2021, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that issuing a decision on a constitutional complaint by the Constitutional...
Report „Seeking refuge in Poland: a fact-finding report on access to asylum and reception conditions for asylum seekers”
Report
Report „Seeking refuge in Poland: a fact-finding report on access to asylum and reception conditions for asylum seekers”
Report "Disciplinary proceedings against judges of common courts in Poland"
Report
Report "Disciplinary proceedings against judges of common courts in Poland"
The changes to the judiciary introduced by the ruling majority have also extended to the system of disciplinary responsibility of common court judges. Since 2018, there have been examples of disciplinary proceedings initiated, for example, in relation to the content of judges' rulings or their...