We are an organisation established in 1989 by the members of the Helsinki Committee in Poland.
Our mission is - the development of the human liberties and rights culture, both domestically and abroad.
Since 2007 we have Consultative Status with the United Nation's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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Report from the inspection of Police Stations in Poland
In October 2007, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, together with the Dutch nongovernmental organization operating in the domain of police and administration of justice Altus Global Alliance, took part in the worldwide social campaign "Global Police Station Visit Week" - Report from the inspection of Police Stations in Poland.
2008-02-20
See also:
Helsinki Committee and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights statements
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- HFHR: Letter to the General Police Chief Commander on the issue of tape recording police interventions
2008-02-14
- HFHR: Letter to the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection concerning the possibility for the Ombudsman to submit a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal regarding the inspection of the Act on the Police
2007-08-27
- HFHR: Letter to the Voivodship Chief of Police in Katowice in the case regarding the detention of an alien at the detention center in Sosnowiec
2007-06-14
- Monitorowanie policji i więzień. Prawa osób pozbawionych wolności. (Not available in English)
pod. red. Rzepliński A., Warszawa 1995 (out of print) - Policemen and Their Clients. The Law in Operation. Monitoring Report. (summary)
Cybulski S., Warszawa 2001, [nr 27] (out of print) - Policjanci i ich klienci: Prawo w działaniu. Raport z monitoringu. Załączniki (Not available in English)
Cybulski S., Warszawa 2001, [nr 27] (out of print) - Prawa człowieka w Irlandii Północnej. (Not available in English)
oprac. Norweski Komitet Helsiński, Warszawa 1991 (out of print) - Prawa osób nieletnich i dorosłych w instytucjach izolacyjnych. Sprawozdanie z lustracji. (Not available in English)
pod red. Rzepliński A., Warszawa 1995, [nr 11] (out of print) - Zapobieganie torturom w instytucjach izolacyjnych Europy Centralnej i Wschodniej. Wybrane Zagadnienia. Raport z działalności Programu. Grupa Polska (Not available in English)
red. Rzepliński A., Wilamowski K., Warszawa 2006, [nr 34]
News
- The Police must present explanations
2007-07-06