A/69/44 the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The Committee also invites the State party to withdraw its reservations to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951). In addition, the State party should consider becoming a party to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1954) and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961). (31) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report it submitted to the Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (32) The State party is invited to submit its common core document, in accordance with the requirements of the common core document contained in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6). (33) The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 22 November 2014, followup information in response to the Committee’s recommendations related to (a) ensuring or strengthening legal safeguards for persons in detention; (b) conducting prompt, impartial and effective investigations into cases of the involvement of members of law enforcement agencies in extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings; and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators of torture or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraphs 8, 9 and 18 of the present concluding observations. In addition, the Committee requests follow-up information on remedies and redress to the victims of torture and ill-treatment, as contained in paragraph 20 of the present concluding observations. (34) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the second periodic report, by 22 November 2017. For that purpose, the Committee invites the State party to agree, by 22 November 2014, to report under its optional reporting procedure, which entails the transmittal, by the Committee to the State party, of a list of issues prior to the submission of the report. The State party’s response to this list of issues will constitute, under article 19 of the Convention, its next periodic report. 60. Poland (1) The Committee against Torture considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Poland (CAT/C/POL/5-6) at its 1174th and 1177th meetings, held on 30 and 31 October 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1174 and CAT/C/SR.1177), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1202nd meeting (CAT/C/SR.1202) held on 19 November 2013. A. Introduction (2) The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the optional reporting procedure and for submitting its combined fifth and sixth periodic reports in a timely manner by providing replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/POL/Q/5-6), which focuses the examination of the report as well as the dialogue with the delegation. (3) The Committee appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the high-level delegation of the State party and the detailed supplementary information provided. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification or accession, since the consideration of the fourth periodic report, to the following international instruments: (a) 2012; and The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 25 September (b) The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, on 1 March 2009. GE.14-12596 63

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