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Detention of migrants should be a last resort, says Warsaw Regional Court in recent ruling
The rights of migrants

Kyrgyzstan: Effort to Shut Down Independent News Outlet
Freedom of speech

Somali girl released from immigration detention – a court finds that the authorities misjudged her age
The rights of migrants

Provincial governor exceeds his powers, a court decides
The rights of migrants

HFHR joins the newly launched project - Free Media Hub EAST
Freedom of speech

NGOs call on the EU to uphold standards for migrants’ rights
The rights of migrants

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
Freedom of speech

The courts speak a clear language: the treatment of foreigners at the Polish-Belarusian border is unlawful. We summarise the existing jurisprudence
The rights of migrants

Migrant children should not be detained in guarded centres. HFHR intervenes in ECtHR proceedings in connection with the detention of children
The rights of migrants

Human rights transcend borders. The ECtHR has communicated 14 new cases of possible human rights violations at the Polish-Belarusian border
The rights of migrants

Kyrgyzstan: Reject repressive Russian-style draft law on non-profit organisations
Human rights defenders

Reform of EU migration law hinders access to a fair asylum procedure for migrants
The rights of migrants

Kakhovka HPP explosion: human rights activists call on the world to stop Russia
Human rights defenders

European Media Freedom Act: open letter to Olaf Scholz, the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Freedom of speech

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

Media freedom in the EU in steady decline, annual report by 20+ civil liberties groups finds
Freedom of speech

Here they come and take it all away: anti-Ukrainian hate speech on Polish Twitter
The rights of migrants

66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
Advocacy & research

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

Ukraine 5 AM Coalition condemns ‘sentences’ to three Ukrainian prisoners of war passed by militants
Intervention

Belarusian Association of Journalists designated as “extremist group” - joint statement of The Observatory and Helsinki Foundation For Human Rights
Freedom of speech, Human rights defenders

Belarus: Imminent verdict in the trial against Viasna’s leaders
Human rights defenders

Border Group activities in December 2022 and January 2023
The rights of migrants

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has joined the group of signatories of the open letter on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Freedom of speech

Report on anti-repression activities implemented since the beginning of the humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border
The rights of migrants, Human rights defenders

Grupa Granica: October – November 2022. Summary and challenges
The rights of migrants

Kyrgyzstan: Corruption-busting journalist facing prison after new punitive charges
Human rights defenders, Freedom of speech

Pandemic versus freedom of assembly. The European Court of Human Rights to assess a possible Poland’s infringement
Freedom of assembly

President of the Constitutional Court must provide the Helsinki Foundation with the details of changes in judicial panels, rules a Provincial Administrative Court
Rule of law and fair trial

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

The humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border drags on. Helsinki Foundation sends a report to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The rights of migrants

A state of accusation. Polish prosecution service 2016-2022 – a new report of the Helsinki Foundation
Rule of law and fair trial

Situation on the Polish-Belarusian border
The rights of migrants

Call on the EU: Restore rights and values at Europe’s borders
The rights of migrants

Has the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infected the criminal justice system? An HFHR report
Rule of law and fair trial