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[29/05/08 16:00] Commissioner Hammarberg started a three-day contact visit to Poland today to discuss the human rights situation in the country, focusing mainly on the government's execution of the European Court of Human Rights judgments, prison conditions, judicial appointments and anti-discrimination issues.
During the visit, the Commissioner will meet with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Justice, and the Interior. He will also have separate meetings with the Polish Inter-Ministerial Committee for Matters Concerning the European Court of Human Rights, the National Judicial Council, and the Central Board of the Prison Service. Further meetings will be held with the Polish Ombudsman and non governmental organizations.
On Saturday 31 May, the Commissioner will be awarded a prestigious doctorate honoris causa from the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy for Special Education in Warsaw.
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