Commissioner for Human Rights

On May 15-16, the Commissioner for Human Rights Marcin Wiącek participated in the IOI World Conference - a conference organized by the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). 

Last year, the Commissioner for Human Rights received applications regarding the date for the announcement of the results of the matriculation examination and the issuance of certificates, appendices and result information to candidates - set for 7 July 2023.

Doctors employed under civil law contracts work up to two days without a break, according to findings by the Supreme Audit Office. The current rules on working time and on-call duty apply only to contractual employees. The Commissioner supports the SAC's proposal to introduce…

On February 29, 2024, a meeting was held at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights with representatives of the Human Rights Defense Center "Spring" ( Праваабарончы цэнтр «Вясна»)- a Belarusian organisation focusing on human rights.

The Commissioner for Human Rights, Marcin Wiącek, drew attention to the negative consequences of excessive lighting, including potential risks to human health and the environment. In his letter to the Minister of Development and Technology, the CHR stressed the need for…

The Public Prosecutor's Office has questioned the right of the Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) to file a complaint with the Administrative Court in a case where the Court had previously dismissed a complaint filed by another party in which the CHR had intervened.

On 26 February, a delegation from Thailand, consisting of participants in a training programme for senior managers in the field of justice in the public administration sector, visited the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights.

On February 23, 2024, Marcin Wiącek, the Commissioner for Human Rights, held a remote conversation with Dmytro Lubinets, the Ombudsman of Ukraine. The discussion focused on current issues regarding the protection of rights and freedoms, including the ongoing situation at the…

On 22 February 2024, the Commissioner for  Human Rights hosted a scientific seminar on "The normative form of the crime of rape and the need to implement the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence". The conference was opened…

The Sejm passed a law extending the possibility for Ukrainian citizens to provide psychological services on Polish territory for 7 months without the need for diploma recognition. However, the Senate rejected the law and its decision was not taken into account by the Sejm.…