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![The draft amendment of the Act on Foreigners and the Act on Granting Them Protection violate EU asylum law principles – legal opinion of the HFHR](/upload/thumb/2022/02/fot_-david-berkowitz-cc-by-2_0_-kopia_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
The draft amendment of the Act on Foreigners and the Act on Granting Them Protection violate EU asylum law principles – legal opinion of the HFHR
The rights of migrants
HFHR takes action in response to police conduct in Głogów
złożyła w tej sprawie zawiadomienie do prokuratury. Po prawie pięciu miesiącach prokuratura odmówiła wszczęcia śledztwa – w jej ocenie czyny funkcjonariusza i jego przełożonych nie zawierały znamion czynu zabronionego.;
![Chechen refugees unlawfully refused entry at the Terespol border crossing, rules the ECtHR](/upload/thumb/2022/02/cc-by-2_0_-2-kopia-24_2_auto_400x500.jpg)
Chechen refugees unlawfully refused entry at the Terespol border crossing, rules the ECtHR
The rights of migrants
![JUSTICIA’s statement on protecting human rights in places of detention during the Covid-19 crisis](/upload/thumb/2022/02/1_14_auto_400x500.jpg)
JUSTICIA’s statement on protecting human rights in places of detention during the Covid-19 crisis
Law enforcement services
![Immediate and effective ceasefire to fight COVID-19: civil society appeal to all parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine](/upload/thumb/2022/01/grafiki-pod-link_fb-4-457x457_auto_400x500.png)
Immediate and effective ceasefire to fight COVID-19: civil society appeal to all parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine
![States must combat domestic violence in the context of COVID-19 lockdowns](/upload/thumb/2022/02/1_21_auto_400x500.jpg)
States must combat domestic violence in the context of COVID-19 lockdowns
Freedom from torture, Equal treatment
![Accountability for police violence – a systemic problem. HFHR sends a communication to CoE Committee of Ministers](/upload/thumb/2022/02/1_29_auto_400x500.jpg)
Accountability for police violence – a systemic problem. HFHR sends a communication to CoE Committee of Ministers
Law enforcement services
![Poland yet to comply with ECtHR judgments on access to abortion](/upload/thumb/2022/02/1_31_auto_400x500.jpg)
Poland yet to comply with ECtHR judgments on access to abortion
Rule of law and fair trial, Freedom from torture
![More and more persons detained pending trial. HFHR sends communication to CoE Committee of Ministers](/upload/thumb/2022/02/projekt-bez-tytulu-kopia-2_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
More and more persons detained pending trial. HFHR sends communication to CoE Committee of Ministers
Rule of law and fair trial, Law enforcement services
![Civil procedure rules on instructions must be streamlined, HFHR writes to CoE Committee of Ministers](/upload/thumb/2022/01/european-court-for-human-rights-1_13_auto_400x500.jpeg)
Civil procedure rules on instructions must be streamlined, HFHR writes to CoE Committee of Ministers
Law enforcement services, Rule of law and fair trial
![Amended Code of Execution of Criminal Sentences fails to address issues related to personal searches, HFHR writes to CoE Committee of Ministers](/upload/thumb/2022/01/european-court-for-human-rights-1_11_auto_400x500.jpeg)
Amended Code of Execution of Criminal Sentences fails to address issues related to personal searches, HFHR writes to CoE Committee of Ministers
Law enforcement services, Rule of law and fair trial
![HFHR’s communication to Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers: Polish authorities are still failing to address lengthy pre-trial detention](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp-i-pip6_auto_400x500.png)
HFHR’s communication to Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers: Polish authorities are still failing to address lengthy pre-trial detention
Law enforcement services
![Has Poland fully executed ECtHR’s judgment on Chechen family’s detention? HFHR’s communication to CoE’s Committee of Ministers](/upload/thumb/2022/01/wystapienie-hfpc-do-komitetu-ministrow-rady-europy-457x457_auto_400x500.png)
Has Poland fully executed ECtHR’s judgment on Chechen family’s detention? HFHR’s communication to CoE’s Committee of Ministers
The rights of migrants
![An amicus curiae brief to the ECtHR on special needs education](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp-i-pip28_1_auto_400x500.png)
An amicus curiae brief to the ECtHR on special needs education
Education
![Supreme Court: dismissed religion teacher correctly reinstated to work](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp-i-pip17_1_auto_400x500.png)
Supreme Court: dismissed religion teacher correctly reinstated to work
Education
![Last hearing in case of Igor Stachowiak’s death in police custody](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp-i-pip11_auto_400x500.png)
Last hearing in case of Igor Stachowiak’s death in police custody
Law enforcement services, Freedom from torture
![HFHR issues statement on arrest of Elżbieta Podleśna](/upload/thumb/2022/01/flag-gdba331547_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
HFHR issues statement on arrest of Elżbieta Podleśna
Equal treatment, Freedom of assembly, Law enforcement services
![HFHR report: access to asylum procedure at Poland’s external borders. Current state of affairs and future challenges](/upload/thumb/2022/01/prawo-rodzinne_auto_400x500.jpeg)
HFHR report: access to asylum procedure at Poland’s external borders. Current state of affairs and future challenges
The rights of migrants
![HFHR intervenes in case of prisoner’s death](/upload/thumb/2022/01/barbed-wire-g98b726d68_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
HFHR intervenes in case of prisoner’s death
Law enforcement services
![CPT publishes report on torture in Poland](/upload/thumb/2022/01/insulation-g9df85f79d_1920_auto_400x500.jpg)
CPT publishes report on torture in Poland
Freedom from torture
![Helsinki Foundation stands up for detained protesters](/upload/thumb/2022/01/police-g7a86b1363_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
Helsinki Foundation stands up for detained protesters
Law enforcement services, Freedom of assembly
![Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty. Fundamental Legal and Practical Issues – HFHR’s report](/upload/thumb/2022/01/handcuffs-g479a2cb10_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty. Fundamental Legal and Practical Issues – HFHR’s report
Freedom from torture
Deadly raid of security services, HFHR issues statement to Warsaw’s Regional Prosecutor’s Office
Rule of law and fair trial, The rights of migrants, Law enforcement services
![Top administrative court dismisses Border Guard’s appeal against judgment revoking entry refusal decision issued against Chechen refugee](/upload/thumb/2022/01/fot_-robert-lukaszewicz_1_auto_1400x900_auto_400x500.jpeg)
Top administrative court dismisses Border Guard’s appeal against judgment revoking entry refusal decision issued against Chechen refugee
The rights of migrants
![Police violence in Poland: HFHR submits amicus curiae opinion in Strasbourg Court](/upload/thumb/2022/01/police-g2bf45c1c7_1920_3_auto_400x500.jpg)
Police violence in Poland: HFHR submits amicus curiae opinion in Strasbourg Court
Law enforcement services
![Strasbourg Court’s first judgment on immigrant detention in Poland](/upload/thumb/2022/01/fence-g333496532_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
Strasbourg Court’s first judgment on immigrant detention in Poland
The rights of migrants
![HFHR responds to deadly police intervention](/upload/thumb/2022/01/justice-g458e6ac51_1920_2_auto_400x500.jpg)
HFHR responds to deadly police intervention
Law enforcement services, Rule of law and fair trial
![Polish case of immigrant detention lands before Strasbourg Court](/upload/thumb/2022/01/law-g6dcfd7ece_1920_4_auto_400x500.jpg)
Polish case of immigrant detention lands before Strasbourg Court
The rights of migrants
![Poland’s 2017 asylum statistics: conclusions](/upload/thumb/2022/01/buffer-g1f1a18819_1920_5_auto_400x500.jpg)
Poland’s 2017 asylum statistics: conclusions
The rights of migrants
![Refusal of visa vs. right to court: ECJ’s ruling](/upload/thumb/2022/01/law-g6dcfd7ece_1920_6_auto_400x500.jpg)
Refusal of visa vs. right to court: ECJ’s ruling
The rights of migrants
![Detainee dies in custody. HFHR intervenes in Agnieszka Pysz case](/upload/thumb/2022/01/jail-g5994ec6ba_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
Detainee dies in custody. HFHR intervenes in Agnieszka Pysz case
Law enforcement services
![ECJ Advocate General: Member States not are allowed to deny judicial review of visa refusal](/upload/thumb/2022/01/no-entry-kw-457x457_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
ECJ Advocate General: Member States not are allowed to deny judicial review of visa refusal
The rights of migrants
![19-year-old dies in holding cell: reply of prosecutor’s office](/upload/thumb/2022/01/police-g2bf45c1c7_1920_4_auto_400x500.jpg)
19-year-old dies in holding cell: reply of prosecutor’s office
Law enforcement services
![ECtHR to communicate Poland applications of refugees denied entry in Terespol](/upload/thumb/2022/01/fot_-robert-lukaszewicz_1_auto_1400x900_1_auto_400x500.jpeg)
ECtHR to communicate Poland applications of refugees denied entry in Terespol
The rights of migrants
![HFHR’s success: Formerly stateless Viktoriia, originally from Ukraine, received Polish nationality](/upload/thumb/2022/01/buffer-g1f1a18819_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
HFHR’s success: Formerly stateless Viktoriia, originally from Ukraine, received Polish nationality
The rights of migrants