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On 20-22 March 2017 in Warsaw, a workshop was held for representatives of the military ombudsman institutions from participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. On the first day, the discussions focused on the scope of democratic control over military services and on issues related to the security sector management. On that day the meeting was also attended by representatives of armed forces and other uniformed services. Commissioner Adam Bodnar referred to the case of Nangar Khel and pointed out the need for the Polish State to ensure specialist legal protection to professional soldiers. The CHR also discussed the problem of insufficient protection of soldiers against discrimination and mobbing, as well as issues related to the lack of legal protection of soldiers who report irregularities in the army (so-called whistle-blowers).