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First hearing in case of prisoner transfers
District Court for the Warsaw’s Mokotów borough held the first hearing in the case of W.W., a convicted felon with a spine condition, who has repeatedly been transferred between the prisons where he was staying and the criminal courts. As a result of the transfers, his health has deteriorated. W.W. brought legal action against the State Treasury, represented by the Chief Commissioner of the Police and Director General of the Prison Service.
Civil trial starts in case brought by paedophile priest victim
Marcin K. has filed a lawsuit against Zbigniew R., the Kołobrzeg-Koszalin Diocese and St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Parish. He requests an apology in the national edition of the Gazeta Wyborcza daily newspaper and Newsweek magazine, and PLN 200,000 as compensation for moral damages caused by a priest’s sexual abuse. The first hearing in the case of Marcin K. was held in the Regional Court in Koszalin.
Two years without Barys Zvozskau
On 17 June it was 2 years since the untimely death of Barys Zvozskau, the prominent Belarusian human rights defender, who passed away after a serious and long illness.
2 гады без Барыса Звозскава
17 чэрвеня споўнілася два гады са дня заўчаснай смерці вядомага беларускага праваабаронцы Барыса Звоскава пасля цяжкай і працяглай хваробы.
ILIA conference: How to protect those who defend human rights?
On 2-3 June 2014 Vilnius hosted conference “Lawyers: Human Rights Protection and Professional Security Guarantees”. The participants of the conference discussed issues of lawyers’ work in the field of human rights protection and guarantees that ensure working conditions for lawyers.
Конференция ILIA: Как защитить тех, кто защищает права человека?
2-3 июня 2014 года, в Вильнюсе прошла конференция «Адвокаты: защита прав человека и гарантии осуществления профессиональной деятельности», в рамках которой участники обсудили вопросы деятельности адвокатов в области защиты прав человека и гарантии, которые обеспечивают условия работы адвокатов.
Court of Appeal revokes interim injunction
The Court of Appeal in Warsaw has revoked an interim injunction order issued against a journalist of a local newspaper. The injunction imposed on the journalist a year-long ban on covering a certain subject.
Constitutional Tribunal: right to defence laws for petty offenders unconstitutional
Under the current rules of procedure applicable in petty offence cases, a person accused of committing a petty offence has no ability to seek advice from counsel at the preliminary stage of the proceedings. The provisions in question also fails to grant the accused access to case files. Last week, the Constitutional Tribunal’s ruling declared these laws unconstitutional.
“Procedural Fairness in Juvenile Justice”
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has published a monograph entitled “Procedural Fairness in Juvenile Justice”, which is an outcome of the project “Children in Detention: Joint Achievements versus a Need for a Reform”.