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CHR 2025 Report: State of Civil Rights and Key Systemic Issues

This is the annual report of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights to the Parliament, summarizing the state of human rights observance in Poland in 2025. The document identifies the most serious, unresolved systemic problems, such as the rule of law crisis, excessive length of court and administrative proceedings, overuse of pre-trial detention, and insufficient protection of social, health, and housing rights. The report details the Commissioner's actions taken in response to over 25,000 citizen complaints, including interventions with authorities and participation in court proceedings.
Key points
Rule of Law Crisis: The report highlights an ongoing crisis related to the status of judges appointed by a flawed National Council of the Judiciary, undermining citizens' right to an independent and impartial court.
Administrative Delays and Inaction: Citizens are filing mass complaints about years-long delays in cases concerning the legalization of foreigners' stays, granting of citizenship, and disability rulings, depriving them of life stability and access to benefits.
Violations of Detainees' Rights: The CHR alarms about the excessive and routine use of handcuffs on detainees, inhumane conditions in penitentiary units (e.g., inadequate food, constant cell monitoring), and the prolonged use of pre-trial detention.
Healthcare Access Problems: The report reveals difficulties in accessing healthcare services, including long queues for specialists, a lack of systemic geriatric care for an aging society, and insufficient support for child and community psychiatry.
Social and Housing Rights Protection: It points to insufficient aid for families in difficult situations, a lack of effective housing policy (years-long waiting lists for municipal apartments), and problems with benefit payments, such as restrictions on access to widow's pensions and care allowances.
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Additional Information
Informacja o działalności Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich oraz o stanie przestrzegania wolności i praw człowieka i obywatela w roku 2025.
Print number: INFORMACJA 2472
Process start date: 2026-04-28