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With his commercial experience Adam Bodnar, PhD knows what it takes to practise law, but it is his involvement with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) that fills his need to help others and change the world. Secretary of the HFHR’s Board talks about his work, achievements, failures and the challenges he’s ready to face.

On 12 January 2011 the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights appealed to the Polish Prime Minister to condemn the new media law in Hungary. The Media Act which came into force on 1 January 2011 is a subject of serious doubts referring to its compliance with the standards of freedom of speech and guarantees of independent media.

We should talk about about the past, presence and future of the Polish National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (Krajowa Szkoła Sądownictwa i Prokuratury, KSSiP). Why is it so important? Because all the problems we have encountered so far, all the flashpoints that have appeared should give an indication that the KSSiP deserves and needs robust reforms.

In reference to the case of abuses in using surveillance methods against Polish journalists under the Law and Justice [Prawo i sprawiedliwość] government, Warsaw court declared that one of the journalist of the biggest Polish dailiy has the status of a victim in an investigation regarding the issue.

In January 2011 the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights published the report “Racism in Poland”. According to official statistics, the number of crimes committed in the Republic of Poland with reference to race, nationality or ethnicity is small. However, some of these acts may not be reported to law enforcement, or not recorded in statistics for other reasons.

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (“Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka”), the Civil Development Forum Foundation (“Fundacja Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju”) and the Polish Business Roundtable (“Polska Rada Biznesu”) has concluded an agreement on cooperation in implementation of the “Better justice system” program aiming to monitor reforms of the justice system in the Republic of Poland.

Lawyers for Lawyers is an organisation that awards fellow lawyers who work to promote the rule of law and human rights in an exceptional way and who have been threatened or obstructed because of their work as a lawyer. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has recommended Intiqam Aliyev, an Azerbaijani lawyer, for the Award.

The U.S. Department of Justice has rejected a request from prosecutors in Warsaw for assistance in the investigation into the alleged CIA prisons in the Republic of Poland, where captives claim they were tortured.

A Course and an e-handbook for intercultural trainers, vademecum and webpage for the public sector staff as well as broad audience – all about multiculturalism and non-discrimination. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in the Republic of Poland has started its new project.