Commissioner Mijatović and her team will visit the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Romania from 16 to 22 March 2022 to focus on efforts made in assisting people fleeing the war in Ukraine and assessing their human rights needs.
At the end of those missions, the Commissioner will present preliminary observations. A more detailed report is expected to be prepared afterwards.
These missions are part of the Commissioner’s engagement concerning the human rights consequences of the war in Ukraine, which has included a mission to the Republic of Moldova, direct exchanges with human rights defenders remaining in Ukraine, several public statements, and a meeting with representatives of the Parliament of Ukraine and Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.