On her return from a four-day mission to Poland on the country’s border with Belarus, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights denounced the “current highly politicised situation, sustained by a narrative dominated by security”, which leaves no room for respect of fundamental human rights.
This situation is the result of “reprehensible actions by Belarus”, as Dunja Mijatović highlighted, but this does not exempt Poland from its obligations.
She outlined the consequences...