Adam Bodnar is vice-president of the Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Warsaw, member of Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Torture Victims.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Poland: trust no one but the lawLast week the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg rejected a Polish appeal on CIA-prison cases involving the violation of numerous human rights' guarantees on behalf of two Guantanamo detainees. This was an important lesson.
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Published in: oDR‘Caviar diplomacy’ hides human rights abuses in AzerbaijanIn Azerbaijan, prominent human rights defenders are being arrested; and NGOs raided. ‘Caviar diplomacy’ covers it all up.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Polish parliament - guarding human rights?The decision by the Polish parliament to set up a subcommittee for the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments is a positive step for both the country and for Europe.