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The report of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) highlights the stories of refugees from Ukraine, who experienced serious violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and gross violations of international human rights law (IHRL), such as torture, inhuman or degrading treatment;...

The HFHR has prepared a study on approaching the problem of judicial appointments made upon the request of the so-called new National Council of the Judiciary. The analysis includes the ECtHR ruling relating to the legal status of judges, as well as constitutional norms that must be considered when...

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights report, 'SLAPP. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Debate,' highlights the urgent need for practical legal defense tools against SLAPP cases and the immediate implementation of the Anti-SLAPP Directive. It emphasizes extending protections to cover domestic...

Increased risk of pretrial detention used against individuals experiencing homelessness and foreigners is the main finding of the latest report by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on the use of pretrial detention based on flight risk grounds.

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...

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...

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...

In June 2022, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights released a Polish version of a report summarizing the crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border that had been ongoing since August 2021. Thanks to systematic monitoring and conducted interviews, the study presents not only the consequences of the...

The use of art. 180 paragraph 5 of the Constitution to flatten the judiciary system. The summary of the Helsinki Debate

In today’s world, new technologies are present in virtually all spheres of life – and they are also becoming increasingly important for the modern justice system. The project seeks to examine the actual presence of new technologies in the justice system of Poland and around the world,...

A tool of the government. The functioning of the Polish Constitutional Court in 2016-2021

Right to defence v. evidence procedures. Admissibility of evidence in the light of EU law and national legal standards

The role of Ukrainian civil society in documenting the conflict in Eastern Ukraine

Highlights of a report on the excessive length of proceedings in Poland.

Threats to business and foreign investment in Poland. Judicial independence and the rule of law in danger

The right to social security assistance of civilians who became disabled as a result of the hostilities in Donbass

The project aims to educate legal professionals on the equal treatment of LGBTI persons and to raise awareness of their needs that may arise in contact with the justice system.

A handbook for foreign organisations wishing to become involved in proceedings before Polish courts

Assistance for lawyers working in Russian-speaking countries

The time of trial. How do changes in the justice system affect Polish judges?

Disciplinary proceedings against judges and prosecutors in Poland

Wyrok w Strasburgu – i co dalej? Wykonywanie orzeczeń przez władze krajowe: problemy i wyzwania. Drugie wydanie raportu

A review of the existing practice of application of pre-trial detention in Poland

Access to asylum procedure at Poland’s external borders. Current situation and challenges for the future

Preliminary references in the area of human rights. A practical handbook for judges

Preliminary references in the area of human rights. A practical handbook for parties’ representatives

Republic of Fear. Human rights abuses in modern-day Chechnya

Research on the applicability of the best interests of the child principle as the primary consideration in detention decisions as well as the alternatives to detention

Inside Police Custody. Procedural rights at police stations 

It starts with the personnel. Replacement of common court presidents and vice presidents from August 2017 to February 2018

Human Rights in Strategic Litigation – 2018 report

A judgment in Strasbourg is not the end. Report on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

To Luxembourg instead of Strasbourg? A report on the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the protection of human rights

Rights of persons deprived of liberty. Fundamental legal and practical issues