Polish Ombudsman

Commissioner for Human Rights
Commissioner for Human Rights
Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (Polish)
	Incumbent; Marcin Wiącek; since 23 July 2021
Abbreviation	RPO
Member of	GANHRI (A status)
Reports to	Sejm
Appointer	Sejm (with Senate's approval)
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Act on Commissioner for Human Rights (1987); Constitution of Poland (1997);
Formation	15 July 1987
First holder	Ewa Łętowska
Unofficial names	Polish Ombudsman
Deputy	Stanisław Trociuk; Valeri Vachev; Wojciech Brzozowski;
Website	bip.brpo.gov.pl/en

The Commissioner for Human Rights (Polish: Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich, RPO)^[a] is a Polish ombudsman, an official appointed for a five year term by the Sejm with an approval of the Senate (respectively lower and upper houses of Polish legislature). Commissioner's responsibility is to protect civil and human rights implied by the Constitution of Poland and other legislative acts.^[6]

The post was first established in 1987 by the act of parliament^[2] and since 1997 Constitution has been in force it has become a constitutional body.^[6]

^ "Membership - GANHRI". ganhri.org. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference act1987 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Deputy Commissioners | Commissioner for Human Rights". bip.brpo.gov.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Senate of the Republic of Poland / About the Senate / The Constitution / Chapter IX". senat.gov.pl. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Polish authorities should ensure the continuity, independence and effectiveness of the Ombudsman institution - Commissioner for Human Rights". coe.int. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Constitution of the Republic of Poland". 2 April 1997. Articles 208–209. Dz.U. 1997 nr 78 poz. 483 (in Polish). Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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[1] "Membership - GANHRI". ganhri.org. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[act1987-2] Cite error: The named reference act1987 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Deputy Commissioners | Commissioner for Human Rights". bip.brpo.gov.pl. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[4] "Senate of the Republic of Poland / About the Senate / The Constitution / Chapter IX". senat.gov.pl. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[5] "Polish authorities should ensure the continuity, independence and effectiveness of the Ombudsman institution - Commissioner for Human Rights". coe.int. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[constitution-7] "Constitution of the Republic of Poland". 2 April 1997. Articles 208–209. Dz.U. 1997 nr 78 poz. 483 (in Polish). Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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Commissioner for Human Rights
Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (Polish)

Incumbent Marcin Wiącek since 23 July 2021
Abbreviation	RPO
Member of	GANHRI (A status)^[1]
Reports to	Sejm
Appointer	Sejm (with Senate's approval)
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Act on Commissioner for Human Rights (1987)^[2] Constitution of Poland (1997)
Formation	15 July 1987^[2]
First holder	Ewa Łętowska
Unofficial names	Polish Ombudsman
Deputy	Stanisław Trociuk Valeri Vachev Wojciech Brzozowski^[3]
Website	bip.brpo.gov.pl/en