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Unjustly arrested police officer awarded PLN 59,500 21 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
The Warsaw’s Court of Appeal has just ruled in the case of Wiesław Rutkowski. Mr Rutkowski, who launched the proceedings in September 2012, is a former police officer seeking to be compensated by the ...
Prison governor inquired about outbreak of salmonellosis 21 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Two inmates of the Barczewo prison have contacted the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights asking us to intervene. In their letters they warned against an outbreak of salmonellosis in their prison.
International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus 21 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
4 August is the second anniversary of the arrest of Ales Belyatsky, a Belarusian political prisoner, human rights defender and head of the Human Rights Centre “Vesna”. In many countries this date mark...
Statement regarding pain medication sent to the Minister of Health 21 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
The HFHR has asked the Minister of Health, Bartosz Arłukowicz, to look into the practices of patient pain management by Polish doctors.The recently published press articles (including, the publication...
HFHR asks about PRISM 21 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
Recently uncovered information about the US “PRISM” programme revealed that the scheme may also have targeted Polish nationals. The HFHR has expressed its concern over these disturbing reports and ha...
Article 212 case against Tygodnik Podhalański conditionally dismissed by the court 21 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
The charges were brought in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding the article “ABC milionera” (Millionaire’s ABC) published in “Tygodnik” in September 2009. Authors of the article, Paweł Pełka, R...
ECtHR: refusal to publish advertisement does not violate freedom of speech 21 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
In JUly, the Strasbourg Court proclaimed judgement in the case of Remuszko v. Poland. The ruling concerned the freedom of speech aspect of the relations between advertisers and press publishers. The E...
Court: journalist writing about Augustów Roundup responsible for violation of personal interests 21 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
In early July 2013 the Court of Appeal in Białystok decided the case brought by S.W. against Alicja Maciejowska and the Institute of National Remembrance in Białystok, alleging a violation of personal...
Government to ratify Protocols abolishing death penalty 21 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
In July, the first reading of the government-sponsored bills on the President’s consent to the ratification of two Protocols completely abolishing the death penalty took place. The bills concern the O...
Statement on exclusion of rehabilitation equipment from judicial enforcement proceedings 21 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Under Polish law, rehabilitation equipment is not excluded from collection proceedings conducted by court enforcement officers. The Code of Civil Procedure contains an exhaustive list of movables whic...
