Zgoda państwa jako przesłanka działalności Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża

Abstract

This article reflects on the role of representatives of public trust professionals and social organizations in the face of legal and humanitarian crises. Using the example of attitudes towards the Polish Red Cross, the author is critical of the lack of knowledge and the public’s tendency towards panic in the face of difficult and time-consuming measures, especially regarding the relation between the Polish Red Cross and state authorities. In the first part, the basic principles of neutrality and independence that characterize the Red Cross movement are presented. The second, on the other hand, presents the misunderstandings that arose in public discussion after the Polish-Belarusian border crisis and the aggression of Russia and Belarus against Ukraine.