Centrum Pomocy Prawnej im. Haliny Nieć

Founded in 2002, Centrum Pomocy Prawnej im. Haliny Nieć is a non-profit association based in Kraków, Poland working on refugees & migration, human rights, justice & legal aid.

The Centrum Pomocy Prawnej im. Haliny Nieć (CPPHN) is a Polish non-governmental public benefit organisation founded in 2002 in Kraków. Its team of lawyers specialises in human rights, refugee law and migration law. The organisation provides free legal aid to refugees, people seeking international protection, stateless persons and victims of human trafficking. Since the start of the war in Ukraine it has offered free legal advice to Ukrainian refugees, in person and through additional legal aid points, a Ukrainian-language legal hotline and pro bono lawyers. It also gives legal consultations in closed and open centres for foreigners and at Border Guard facilities in Podlasie, monitors reception points and borders, publishes reports, trains people involved in refugee assistance, and runs legal briefings and networking meetings for migrant organisations. Its offices are in Kraków, Poznań, Wrocław, Sopot and Rzeszów. The organisation is a UNHCR partner and a member of the Koalicja Otwarty Kraków coalition.