Polish MPs elect new commissioner for children's rights

Poland's lower house of parliament has elected lawyer and activist Monika Horna-Cieślak as the country's new commissioner for children's rights.

Monika Horna-Cieślak.

PAP/Leszek Szymański

MPs elected Horna-Cieślak in a 246-195 vote, with three abstentions, on Tuesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Horna-Cieślak, a lawyer and children's rights activist, was backed by four opposition parties led by the liberal Civic Coalition (KO).

❗️#Sejm powołał @MHornaCieslak na stanowisko Rzecznika Praw Dziecka. pic.twitter.com/tV3Uf5cvLD

— Sejm RP🇵🇱 (@KancelariaSejmu) November 28, 2023

She previously ran campaigns for children's rights, worked with the Council of Europe on human rights education for legal professionals, and co-drafted some of Poland's legislation on children's rights, including a minors' protection law, the PAP news agency reported.

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Source: PAP, TVP Info