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Abortion Dream Team activist accused of aiding an abortion. HFHR submits an amicus curiae brief
Equal treatment, Human rights defenders

Legally incapacitated persons must be allowed to vote in EP elections, says HFHR
Equal treatment

CJEU Advocate General: EU law prohibits discrimination within a group of disabled employees
Equal treatment
Statement of the Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on comments made by the President of the Republic of Poland on the Commissioner for Human Rights

Court to reopen printing discrimination case. HFHR: CJEU’s ruling needed
Equal treatment, Rule of law and fair trial

European NGOs submit a joint amicus curiae brief to ECtHR in a case involving the confirmation of Polish citizenship for a child of a same-sex couple
Equal treatment

HFHR on prohibition of Rzeszów Equality March
Freedom of assembly, Equal treatment

Administrative court rules on transcription of LGBT family child’s birth certificate
Equal treatment

HFHR issues statement on arrest of Elżbieta Podleśna
Equal treatment, Freedom of assembly, Law enforcement services

Incapacitated persons will vote in European Elections, says court in landmark ruling
Equal treatment

HFHR’s opinion on legal incapacitation
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment

Constitutional Tribunal rules on displaying reasons of disability in disability certificates
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment

No ophthalmologist appointment for patient with assistance dog. Court: this is discrimination based on disability
Equal treatment

ECtHR: states must respect same-sex partnerships registered abroad
Equal treatment

ECtHR notifies Poland about application of Roma tenants whose homes in Wrocław were demolished
Equal treatment

New rules of designation of disability reasons needed, HFHR comments
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment

Man spent fifteen years at nursing home against his will and court decisions
Equal treatment

Rights of detained persons. Basic legal and practical problems – HFHR’s perspective
Freedom from torture, Equal treatment

Success in legal incapacitation case – prosecution withdraws motion
Equal treatment

SAC: automated denial of permission for a partner of a Polish citizen to purchase a real property is discriminatory
Equal treatment, The rights of migrants

New facilities available for persons with disabilities during entry exams for legal professions training
Equal treatment

Placement of incapacitated persons at nursing homes declared unconstitutional
Equal treatment, Rule of law and fair trial

Placement of incapacitated persons at nursing homes – HFHR sends opinion to Constitutional Tribunal
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment

Prohibition to marry for persons with intellectual or mental disabilities: HFHR sends opinion to Constitutional Tribunal
Equal treatment

Administrative Court: Children of same-sex married couple not to acquire Polish citizenship
Equal treatment, The rights of migrants

Blind person with guide dog was discriminated against when refused to board a bus, court rules
Equal treatment
Victims with disabilities discriminated against in criminal procedure
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment

Landmark decision on legal incapacitation: reasons issued
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment

Legal incapacitation order amended, international human rights standards must be observed, judges say
Equal treatment

ECtHR: failure to enact laws on same-sex partnerships violates the Convention
Equal treatment, Rule of law and fair trial

Same-sex parents birth registration refusal case brought before ECtHR
Equal treatment

Law exams are not adapted for people with disabilities
Equal treatment

HFHR statement on Border Guard’s refusal of entry for gay partner of Polish national
The rights of migrants, Equal treatment

Court revoked decision denying refugee status to homosexual from Uganda
Equal treatment, Rule of law and fair trial

ECtHR declares that coercive placement in a nursing home violates the right to liberty
Equal treatment

The case concerning protection of the rights of same-sex couples at the ECtHR
Equal treatment