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![Abortion Dream Team activist accused of aiding an abortion. HFHR submits an amicus curiae brief](/upload/thumb/2022/04/aborcja-strona_2_auto_400x500.jpg)
Abortion Dream Team activist accused of aiding an abortion. HFHR submits an amicus curiae brief
Equal treatment, Human rights defenders
![Situation on the Polish-Belarusian border](/upload/thumb/2022/02/philipp-potocnik-xadpnzz6qto-unsplash_auto_400x500.jpg)
Situation on the Polish-Belarusian border
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.;
![CJEU Advocate General: EU law prohibits discrimination within a group of disabled employees](/upload/thumb/2022/02/projekt-bez-tytulu-kopia_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
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
![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
![Court to reopen printing discrimination case. HFHR: CJEU’s ruling needed](/upload/thumb/2022/01/drukarz-z-lodzi-1-457x457_1_auto_400x500.png)
Court to reopen printing discrimination case. HFHR: CJEU’s ruling needed
Equal treatment, Rule of law and fair trial
![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
![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](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp-i-pip_1_auto_400x500.png)
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
![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 on prohibition of Rzeszów Equality March](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp7-3_1_auto_400x500.png)
HFHR on prohibition of Rzeszów Equality March
Freedom of assembly, Equal treatment
![Administrative court rules on transcription of LGBT family child’s birth certificate](/upload/thumb/2022/01/www_psp3_1_auto_400x500.png)
Administrative court rules on transcription of LGBT family child’s birth certificate
Equal treatment
![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
![Incapacitated persons will vote in European Elections, says court in landmark ruling](/upload/thumb/2022/01/50564856266_ea0cee4620_k_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
Incapacitated persons will vote in European Elections, says court in landmark ruling
Equal treatment
![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
![HFHR’s opinion on legal incapacitation](/upload/thumb/2022/01/law-ga6514336b_1920_2_auto_400x500.jpg)
HFHR’s opinion on legal incapacitation
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment
![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
![Constitutional Tribunal rules on displaying reasons of disability in disability certificates](/upload/thumb/2022/01/hospice-g1ac219789_1920_2_auto_400x500.jpg)
Constitutional Tribunal rules on displaying reasons of disability in disability certificates
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment
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
![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
![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
![No ophthalmologist appointment for patient with assistance dog. Court: this is discrimination based on disability](/upload/thumb/2022/01/lady-justice-g788a44ea6_1920_7_auto_400x500.jpg)
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](/upload/thumb/2022/01/couple-gaa8c52bac_1920_1_auto_400x500.jpg)
ECtHR: states must respect same-sex partnerships registered abroad
Equal treatment
![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
![ECtHR notifies Poland about application of Roma tenants whose homes in Wrocław were demolished](/upload/thumb/2022/01/justice-g458e6ac51_1920_6_auto_400x500.jpg)
ECtHR notifies Poland about application of Roma tenants whose homes in Wrocław were demolished
Equal treatment
![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
![New rules of designation of disability reasons needed, HFHR comments](/upload/thumb/2022/01/disability-symbols-300x300-1_1_auto_400x500.jpeg)
New rules of designation of disability reasons needed, HFHR comments
Rule of law and fair trial, Equal treatment
![Torture victim released after 10 months in immigration custody](/upload/thumb/2022/01/prison-g8ec3ed520_1920_6_auto_400x500.jpg)
Torture victim released after 10 months in immigration custody
The rights of migrants, Freedom from torture
![Man spent fifteen years at nursing home against his will and court decisions](/upload/thumb/2022/01/law-ga6514336b_1920_4_auto_400x500.jpg)
Man spent fifteen years at nursing home against his will and court decisions
Equal treatment