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News

On May 27, 2011, an official visit to Poland of the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, commences. In reference to this upcoming event, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights highlights the issue of the alleged existence of secret facilities of the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) on the Polish territory where terrorist suspects were detained, interrogated and tortured. To date, this case remains unexplained, and as such, HFHR believes that it constitutes one of the most significant issues in US - Polish relations.

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights called to the chairman of the Sport Main Commission of the Polish Speedway Association.  In March 2011, press informed that the women still meet difficulties in access to speedway trainings and championships. Two years ago the regulations were changed in order to allow women to compete in all forms of speedway. 

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights appealed to the General Prosecutor in the case of Adam Mamilov, Chechen citizen. The Foundation expressed it’s concern in reference to the cassation to the Supreme Court submitted by the General Prosecutor. The cassation concerns a final sentence in which the extradition of Adam Mamilov from Poland to Russian Federation was found inadmissible .

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Events

We are pleased to inform that the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is organizing the  International Summer School on Human Rights – Human Rights and Medicine.  The School will be held in Warsaw-Miedzeszyn, Poland, between 25 June  and 2 July 2011.

10. International Film Festival WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film proved to be a success – both in terms of audience turnout (15.000 viewers) and media coverage. For the first time, some of the festival films were accessible online. The whole online project turned out to be popular beyond our expectations – during eight days seven selected titles were watched by 55.000 spectators in Poland. Altogether there were over 100 screenings at the festival and 82 titles were presented – including some fiction films. Master classes conducted by masters of documentary filmmaking – Frederick Wiseman and Sean McAllister attracted many participants. Few hundred viewers were present at this years' panel debates, addressing various human rights issues, such as situation of refugees in Poland and civil war in Colombia.
Taking the opportunity, we would like to sincerely thank all our sponsors, partners and volunteers for their participation!

On the 28th of June, at 10.30 am, a debate on the local elections in Belarus with perspectives on the upcoming presidential elections, and on the situation of human rights in Belarus will take place at the Helsinki Foundation in Warsaw.(Zgoda Str. 11).