New Ombudsman. The Sejm has decided

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Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram became the fresh ombudsman by decision of Members. Earlier, the candidate submitted by KO and Lewica was given a affirmative opinion by the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Her countercandidate was reported by PiS Adam Borowski. The next step to establishing a fresh RPO is the legislature decision.

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Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram, fresh Ombudsman

For calling mecs. Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram fresh Ombudsman voted 233 Membersthe absolute majority was 217 votes.


On the Law and Justice advice Adam Borowski voted 177 Members.

Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram This lawyer and a human rights defender. She is co-founder of the initiative Free Courts, the Justice Defence Committee and a associate of the board of directors of the Association.

In May 2025, she became chair of the committee on the clarification of mechanisms of repression against civilian society organisations and social activists from 2015 to 2023, which operated with Ministry of Justice.

Her. countercandidate was Adam Borowski, Democratic opposition activist, repressed by the safety camera PRL. For his activity for democratic change in Poland he was decoratedin 2006 by president Lech Kaczyński, Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

In 1995 he was the founder, and in 2000-2006 he was the president of the Polish-Czech Committee. From 2008 to 2010, he served as a social advisor to the RPO for Chechen refugees. He is presently the head of Warsaw club "Gazeta Polskiej".

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RPO for the protection of human rights and of the citizen

Under the RPO Act, Advocatecan be a Polish citizen who stands out with legal knowledge, experience professional and advanced authority due to its value moral and social sensitivity.

According to the RPO Act, it upholds the freedoms and human rights and citizens as defined in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and another normative acts, including safeguarding the implementation of the rule of equal treatment.

In matters relating to the protection of freedom and human rights and the citizen of the RPO, it shall examine whether there has been no violation of the law as well as the principles of coexistence and social justice as a consequence of the action or omission of the bodies, organisations and institutions required to respect and enforce those freedoms and rights.

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The same individual cannot be a spokesperson for more than 2 terms – 1 lasts 5 years. The word of office of the current RPO of Prof. Marcin Wiąck, who took office in 2021, ends on 23 July.

The first RPO was prof. Ewa Łętowska, appointed by the Sejm on 19 November 1987. prof. Tadeusz Zieliński, Prof. Adam Zieliński, Prof. Andrzej Zoll, Dr. Janusz Kochanowski, Dr. Irena Lipowicz, Prof. Adam Bodnar and Prof. Marcin Wiązek performed this function.

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