Free elections 7 April 2020 Position of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on the bill regarding the special principles of holding general elections to the office of President of the Republic of Poland ordered in 2020 View
Asylum Seekers 21 February 2020 Statement of CSOs reg. the new Pact on Asylum and Migration: An opportunity seized or squandered? View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 17 January 2020 Venice Commission opinion on the “muzzle law” View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 17 December 2019 Helsinki Committee issues statement on proposed law disciplining judges View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 12 December 2019 Open Letter to the President of the European Commission regarding Poland’s disciplinary regime for judges and the urgent need for interim measures View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 29 November 2019 Statement of French, German and Polish bar associations regarding rule of law in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 22 November 2019 Communication of Civil Development Forum 33/2019: The Disciplinary Chamber and the new National Council of the Judiciary under the EU pillory: the consequences of the CJEU judgment of 19 November 2019 View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 24 July 2019 The Time of Trial. How do changes in justice system affect Polish judges? Report of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 8 July 2019 Judges under pressure – report of the Iustitia Association on the methods of harassment of independent judges by the authorities View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 28 June 2019 The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Report on Poland following her visit to the country in March 2019 View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 25 June 2019 Report Amnesty International “Poland: Free Courts, Free People, Judges Standing for their Independence, View
Public Media 10 June 2019 Monitoring of the 2019 European Parliament election campaign in the main news programme of Polish public TV, report of the Stefan Batory Foundation View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 20 March 2019 Under Siege. Why Polish courts matter for Europe, Report of the Stefan Batory Foundation, ForumIdei in cooperation with the European Stability Initiative View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 5 March 2019 Judges under special supervision, that is “the great reform” of the Polish justice system, Report of the Association of Judges Themis View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal Prosecutor Office 28 February 2019 A country that punishes. Pressure and repression of Polish judges and prosecutors, report by the Justice Defence Committee (KOS) View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 11 December 2018 Resolution of the National Board of the Association of Polish Judges “Iustitia” View
Civil society 5 November 2018 A time to stand to stand together #IstandwithCEU, statement of 50 philanthropic leaders View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 17 October 2018 Resolution of the European Association of Judges (EAJ) concerning Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 16 October 2018 Statement of American Bar Association regarding judicial reforms in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 19 September 2018 MEDEL statement on the suspension of the Polish Judiciary Council by the ENCJ View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 15 September 2018 The position of judges associations regarding the current situation of the system of justice in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 6 September 2018 Supreme Court in Poland – recent developments, brief by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 23 August 2018 Appeal of CSOs to the Polish President to not appoint political judges of the Supreme Court View
Health 16 August 2018 Alternative Report on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Poland, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights View
Health 9 August 2018 Poland yet to comply with ECHR judgments on access to abortion – statement of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 26 July 2018 Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights comments upcoming amendments to Supreme Court Act View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 26 July 2018 Devastation of Poland’s Supreme Court and judicial independence: the situation now, analysis of the Stefan Batory Foundation and IdeaForum View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 14 July 2018 Statement of the Association of Polish Judges “Iustitia” View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 11 July 2018 Open letter of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) to the Polish President View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 10 July 2018 Statement from the President of the CCBE (the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe) regarding the situation in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 4 July 2018 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls for immediate reinstatement of forcibly retired Supreme Court justices View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 28 June 2018 The Polish Law on the Supreme Court in light of rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union, analysis of the Stefan Batory Foundation View
Civil society 25 June 2018 Amnesty International Report: The Power of ‘the Street’, Protecting the Right to Peaceful Protest in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 11 June 2018 European Commission should uphold infringement procedure over Law on Ordinary Courts, Analytical Report, Stefan Batory Foundation View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 7 June 2018 Appeal of 120 NGOs and 16 000 Polish citizens to the European Commission- Europe! Save Polish Supreme Court! View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 29 May 2018 Where the law ends The collapse of the rule of law in Poland – and what to do, Analytical Report, Stefan Batory Foundation and the European Stability Initiative View
Free elections Public Media 17 April 2018 Digital propaganda or ‘normal’ political polarization? Case study of political debate on Polish Twitter, Panoptykon Foundation View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 16 April 2018 Statement of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on the Acts on the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Tribunal and the System of Ordinary Courts adopted by the Parliament View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 3 April 2018 Comment of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on amended Supreme Court Act as it becomes effective View
Civil society 28 March 2018 Comment of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights – Assemblies Act scrutinised by Supreme Court View
Health 23 March 2018 Comment of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on limited availability of abortion vs. dignity of women View
Health 22 March 2018 Opinion of the United Nations human rights experts about attempts to further restict abortion law in Poland View
Health 19 March 2018 Women’s rights in Poland under threat! – petition of Amnesty International reg. planned changes in abortion law View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 16 March 2018 Response of the Polish Judges Association “Iustitia”to the White Paper compendium presented by the Government of the Republic of Poland to the European Commission View
Education 7 March 2018 March’68 commemorated by letter from Poles to Jews – open letter addressed to international public opinion, at the initiative of the civic NGOs in Poland View
Asylum Seekers 28 February 2018 Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights commentary on rights of foreigners in Poland View
Civil society 28 February 2018 Situation of Civil Society Organisations in Poland – report by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 27 February 2018 Report on the consequences of legislative initiatives on independence of judiciary in Poland View
Education 7 February 2018 Statement of the Polish members of the Polish – Ukrainian Dialogue Group (Grupa Polsko – Ukraińskiego Dialogu) reg. the act on the Institute of National Remembrance View
Civil society 5 February 2018 Call of 30 NGOs for Stopping the Amendment of the Public Fund-raising Law View
Education 5 February 2018 Public appeal of Polish intellectuals to reconsider the act on the Institute of National Remembrance View
Civil society 1 February 2018 Major challenges regarding the draft law on ‘transparency’ in public life – communique of the 5 NGOs View
Education 29 January 2018 Polish Center for Holocaust Research statement regarding latest changes to the Institute of National Remembrance Act View
Education 29 January 2018 Statement of POLIN Museum and the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland concerning a proposed amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance View
19 January 2018 Position of the Batory Foundation’s Teams of Experts on the Act of Law amending the Electoral Code View
Free elections 10 January 2018 Brief of the expert opinion on the Amendments to the Electoral Code View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 19 December 2017 Communication of the The Civil Development Forum Foundation (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju) 26/2017: Presidential Law on the Supreme Court – rolling unconstitutionality View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 18 December 2017 Statement of the 50 civil society organizations – call upon the Polish President to veto the acts jeopardizing the independence of justice system in Poland View
Free elections 23 November 2017 Expert opinion by the Stefan Batory Foundation on the bill amending the Electoral Code View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 22 November 2017 Statement of 28 NGOs on reforms of judiciary in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 13 October 2017 Draft Act on the Supreme Court tabled by the President of Poland View
Criminal Proceeding Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 6 September 2017 OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on Certain Provisions of the Draft Act on the Supreme Court of Poland View
Civil society 22 August 2017 OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on the draft act on the National Freedom Institute – National Centre for the Development of Civil Society of Poland View
Civil society 10 August 2017 Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights’ opinion on National Freedom Institute Bill View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 21 July 2017 A short explanation of the reform in judiciary and it’s stages prepared by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 20 July 2017 Statement of the Group of Legal Expert at the Stefan Batory Foundation on the constitutionality of the provisions in the new law of the Supreme Court View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 14 July 2017 Brief of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on the context of changes and the role of the Supreme Court under the Polish Constitution View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 13 July 2017 Statement signed by the members of the the Managing Board and the Board of Directors of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights as well as the Helsinki Committee in Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 10 July 2017 Statement of the Amnesty International regarding independence of the judiciary View
Criminal Proceeding Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal Prosecutor Office 29 May 2017 Resolution of the Association of Prosecutors Lex Super Omnia View
Asylum Seekers 10 May 2017 Letter of the Amnesty International to the Polish Minister of the Interior and the Administration reg. the amendment of the Law on Asylum View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 5 May 2017 Legal Opinion on the draft amendments to the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary of Poland: View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 4 April 2017 Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, to Mr Marek Kuchciński, Speaker of the Parliament of Poland, concerning the proposed reform of the National Council for the Judiciary View
Criminal Proceeding Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 22 March 2017 OSCE/ODIHR Preliminary Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary and Certain Other Acts of Poland View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 1 March 2017 Smear campaign against courts continues, HFHR issues statement View
Civil society Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal Police and Special Services Prosecutor Office 16 February 2017 Open Letter to the College of Commissioners regarding the situation in Poland View
Public Media 8 February 2017 Report „Poland: Independence of Public Service Media” Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and Article 19 View
Civil society Criminal Proceeding Education Prosecutor Office 20 January 2017 Request for intervention of Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights to the European Commission and the Council of Europe View
Civil society 13 December 2016 Law on Assemblies changed by the Law Amending Law od Assemblies of 13 December 2016. View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 29 April 2016 Draft Constitutional Tribunal Act (Sejm Paper No 558) View
Environment protection 28 April 2016 Complaint of Polish NGOs to the European Commission concerning alleged breach of Union law View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 9 March 2016 Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal (sygn. K 47/15) View
Prosecutor Office 28 January 2016 Prosecution Service Act (Journal of Laws of 2016, section 177) View
Police and Special Services 15 January 2016 Law Amending the Police Act and several other Acts Concerning Secret Services (Journal of Laws of 2016, section 154) View
Public Media 30 December 2015 Law Amending the Broadcasting Act (Journal of Law of 2015 section 25) View
Civil Service 30 December 2015 Law Amending the Civil Service Act (Journal of Laws of 2016, section 34) View
Police and Special Services 23 December 2015 Draft Law Amending the Police Act and several other Acts Concerning Secret Services (Sejm Paper No. 154) View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 22 December 2015 Law Amending the Constitutional Tribunal Law (December 22, 2015) View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 15 December 2015 Draft Law Amending the Constitutional Tribunal Law (Sejm Paper No. 122) View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 19 November 2015 Law Amending the Constitutional Tribunal Law (November 11, 2015) View
Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal 15 June 2015 Constitutional Tribunal Law (Journal of Law of 2015 section 1064) View