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President of the HFHR at the Regional Ombudsman Conference
Marek Antoni Nowicki, the President of the Helsinki Foundation for Human and former Ombudsperson in Kosovo participated in the “Regional Ombudsman Conference: Support and Obstacles to the Protection of Human Rights”, which took place on 8th and 9th June 2007 in Pristina/Kosovo. The conference brought ombudsman institutions from across southeastern Europe together with representatives of Kosovo’s local authorities, civil society groups and media. (11-JUNE-07)
Sielatycki wrongfully fired!
30 May, the Warsaw Regional Court held a hearing regarding Miroslaw Sielatycki, the former director of the National In-Teacher Training Center dismissed over Compass. The Court ruled Mr. Sielatycki was wrongfully dismissed and awarded compensation. The matter of Miroslaw Sielatycki was covered by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Strategic Litigation Program. (31-MAY-07)
Anticorruption Coalition speaks out on new bill
On 28 May 2007, the Anticorruption Coalition of NGOs (ACNGO), of which the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is a member, took a position on the bill being drafted by the Sejm [Lower House] regarding limitations on holding public office. Coalition members decided to present their comments on the bill as it materially amends current regulations. (29-MAY-07)
Seminar for journalists “Human Rights and the Media”
We are pleased to inform you that the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Warsaw-Poland) have started new educational project for journalists from Republic of Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Poland and North-West regions of the Russian Federation. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2007. (18-MAY-07)
Lustration – Polish style
On 11 May 2007, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal ruled the partial inconsistency of the new lustration law with the Constitution. According to the President of the Tribunal, Jerzy Stepien (right), the lustration law is feasible despite the necessity to introduce amendments. (14-MAY-07)
ECHR judgment in the case concerning the Equality March 2005
On 3 May 2007, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg made a judgment in the case Baczkowski and Others versus Republic of Poland. The Court stated that Republic of Poland violated Article 11, Article 13 and Article 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The Applicants did not claim any compensation for damage and deemed that they will be sufficiently satisfied, if the Court states the violation of the Convention. They lodged the complaint in the public interest. (04-MAY-07)
ECHR judgment on the Polish lustration case
On 24 April, the European Court in Strasbourg, right, issued a judgment in the case Matyjek versus Republic of Poland stating the violation of Article 6 of the Convention. The case of T. Matyjek was the first Polish case concerning lustration proceedings considered by the Court. (27-APR-07)
Polish Solidarity with Cuba
The inauguration of the activity of the Committee for Solidarity with Cuba took place on 24 April 2007 at the Museum of John Paul II Collection – Janina and Zbigniew Porczyñski Gallery in Warsaw. The meeting provided an opportunity to present the ideas behind the establishment of the Committee and its planned activity, as well as to pass an appeal directed to Cubans. (25-APR-07)
A round-table concerning human rights in Europe
A round-table discussion concerning the issue of how to improve the protection and promotion of human rights in present-day Europe was held on 17 April in Strasbourg at the invitation of the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, and the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Rene van der Lindenround. (20-APR-07)