It accuses them of disrupting the work of border officers and of spreading misinformation about Poland being “flooded” with migrants.
It accuses them of disrupting the work of border officers and of spreading misinformation about Poland being “flooded” with migrants.
They have been supported by the right-wing opposition, which accuses the government of inaction.
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The report notes concerns over the rule of law, free speech, the treatment of migrants and ethnic minorities, LGBT rights, and access to sexual and reproductive health services.
She suggested that hundreds of migrants who crossed from Belarus could have died and been buried in mass graves to hide the evidence.
The quartet are accused of violating Poland’s hate crime laws through an anti-immigration election advert.
The group described it as an “act of civil disobedience” to express opposition to the government’s “cruel” border policies.
At a length of 206 kilometres, it will be the longest electronic barrier monitored from a single control centre in the world, says the interior minister.
The Polish defence minister has ordered the army to “immediately” begin building a barrier on the border with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.
“We must do everything to prevent this hybrid war involving illegal immigrants from succeeding,” says the secretary general of the ruling party.
The human rights rapporteur paid tribute to Polish citizens for their solidarity and generosity.
Poland continues to practise pushbacks, which the human rights commissioner deems “incompatible with the Polish law and international standards”.
Shannon Listopad
The group is accused of helping people cross from Belarus then reach western Europe, with millions of euros changing hands.
The aim is to boost one of Europe’s lowest birth rates.