Personal Statement

I hereby present a description of my personal and legal situation, which leads me to consider the possibility of applying for international protection (asylum) in one of the European Union countries, in particular the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

I am a person with a certified severe disability. Despite health limitations, I have undertaken higher education studies, work professionally, and engage in volunteer activities. I support myself independently, do not use social assistance, regularly pay taxes, and make conscious life decisions. I am a self-sufficient, socially active person fully capable of managing my own affairs.

For 13 years of my life, I was placed in a social welfare home for people with mental illnesses. I left this institution on my own initiative, without any external support or help. Despite the institutionalization, I regained full independence and rejoined society with dignity and determination. I rebuilt my life step by step and became an active and responsible citizen. This experience has profoundly shaped my identity and made me especially sensitive to the risks of abuse by state institutions.

Over the last five years, I have been the target of coordinated actions by the Social Welfare Center (OPS) in Chorzów Poland, which in my view constitute institutional harassment and aimed to entirely deprive me of liberty and independence. The OPS initiated three court proceedings against me: for incapacitation, for involuntary psychiatric treatment, and for compulsory placement in a nursing home. All three cases were lawfully dismissed by independent courts, and expert evaluations confirmed that I am capable of independent living and do not require coercive or institutional care.

Despite this, the OPS continues to conduct administrative proceedings against me, ignoring previous court rulings and decisions of appellate bodies. Administrative authorities continue to repeat the same accusations, ignore my personal situation, and try to force me to repay benefits which I lawfully received as a person with a disability. I have repeatedly been portrayed unfairly and unlawfully, and my right to privacy and data protection has been violated.

I have collected documents confirming my situation: court rulings, expert opinions, administrative decisions repealing the OPS’s actions, and copies of letters and evidence of violations of my rights. I believe that my rights as a person with a disability are not sufficiently protected in Poland, and that public institutions act in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Therefore, I am considering applying for international protection, as I no longer feel safe in my country and I fear further actions from institutions that abuse legal procedures to deprive me of freedom and independence. I hope that in a country which respects human rights and protects persons with disabilities, I will be able to begin a life in peace, with a sense of safety, and without fear of institutional retaliation.

My life changed significantly when the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights began supporting me. Their assistance gave me not only legal protection but also a sense of dignity, hope and belief that I am not alone in my struggle. The involvement of this renowned human rights organization confirmed that the actions taken against me by Polish institutions were not only unfair, but deeply concerning from the perspective of civil liberties and the rights of persons with disabilities. Now HPPC supports me in two cases in Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) in Warsaw.