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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.
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