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On 22 October 2009, the European Court of Human Rights passed judgements in the cases Orchowski v. Republic of Poland (application no. 17885/04) and Norbert Sikorski v. Republic of Poland (no. 17599/05). The Court judged that there was a violation of Article 3 of the Convention.

Helsinki Foundation for Human Right and Open Society Institute – Budapest invite for a lecture pro memoriam Marek Nowicki. This year guest – Asma Jahangir (United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief) will give a lecture „End of Human Rights? Religious Fundamentalism in Pakistan”

On 20 October European Court of Human Rights passed a judgement in the case Nowinski v. Republic of Poland (Application no. 25924/06). The applicant was represented before the Court by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. The Court found that there has been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and awarded the applicant EUR 1,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage.

Marek Edelman was member of Helsinki Committee in Poland, a Jewish-Polish political and social activist and cardiologist. Before his death he was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

In Polish law there is in force a prohibition of discrimination in employment being a consequence of the constitutional rule of equality and a result of an implementation of EU directives. It is mostly applied to „classic” employment relationship (the employer and the employee). Article 16 of the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation provides that this rule should be applied also to independent occupations and professions.

On 24 September 2009 The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights hosted a meeting with Antoni Słodkowski, who gave a lecture entitled “BURMA: political prisoners and labour camps”. The meeting was organized by the Viridairium.

On 2 September 2009 Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights directed a letter to the Ministry of Justice concerning the compatibility of search of premises in criminal proceedings with European Convention of Human Rights. The doubts concerning compliance this regulation with the Convention rose as a consequence of judgement Rachwalski and Ferenc v. Republic of Poland (application no. 47709/99).

Human Rights House Network and the Observatory are organising a side event in Warsaw entitled “Addressing pressure on Human Rights Defenders in the Caucasus”.

Human Rights House Network representatives participate at the OSCE Human Implementation meeting in Warsaw, Poland.