Training
(15) While the Committee acknowledges the wide range of educational programmes for law enforcement
officials, prisons staff, border guards and medical personnel currently in place, the Committee notes with concern
the lack of programmes to asses the impact of the trainings conducted and their effectiveness in reducing incidents
of torture, violence and ill-treatment (art. 10).
The State party should develop and implement a methodology to assess the effectiveness and impact of
such training/educational programmes on the reduction of cases of torture, violence and ill-treatment.
Prompt and impartial investigations
(16) The Committee is concerned at allegations regarding the existence in the territory of Poland of secret
detention facilities for aliens suspected of terrorist activities. The Committee takes note of the statement of the
Polish delegation emphatically refuting all allegations about the existence of secret detention facilities in its territory
(arts. 3, 12 and 16).
The Committee urges the State party to share information about the scope, methodology and
conclusions of the enquiry into these allegations conducted by the Polish Parliament so that this matter
can be put to rest.
Prison conditions
(17) While acknowledging the efforts made by the State party to deal with the problem of overcrowding in
prisons, the Committee is concerned about certain temporary measures taken by the State party to address the
problem, particularly the use of common areas, such as community centres, fitness rooms, briefing halls, etc, for
residential purposes and the impact that such measures might have on the regime and material conditions of
detention in the country (art. 11).
The State party should take the necessary measures to address the current situation of overcrowding
in prisons without compromising the regime and material conditions of detention. The State party
should make available the necessary material, human and budgetary resources to ensure that the
conditions of detention in the country are in conformity with minimum international standards.
Trafficking
(18) While acknowledging the efforts made by the State party in combating and preventing trafficking in human
beings by adopting new legislation and measures, the Committee is concerned about the absence of a definition of
trafficking in human beings in its Penal Code. The Committee also regrets the lack of information on the number of
cases brought to court and on the penalties imposed to perpetrators (art. 16).
The State party should include in its Penal Code a definition of human trafficking in accordance with
the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
(CEDAW/C/POL/CO/6).
The State party should provide detailed information and statistics on the number of cases brought to
court and penalties imposed to perpetrators, where appropriate.
Hazing in the military
(19) While the Committee acknowledges the progress made by the State party in decreasing the number of cases
of abuse of conscripts in the army, it remains concerned at the high number of cases that continue to be reported
(arts. 2 and 16).
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