Report of the HRD on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2011 Magdalena Chmielak – deputy Director of the Team “National Preventive Mechanism” in the Human Rights Defender Office. A lawyer, graduate of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw and post-graduate in “Social rehabilitation” at the Department of Rehabilitation Psychopedagogy of the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw. A trainee solicitor since 2012. Since 2009, she has been an employee of the National Preventive Mechanism in the Human Rights Defender’s Office. Karolina Chytła – a social pedagogue, graduate of the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw. Since 2010, employed in the Human Rights Defender’s Office, an employee of the National Preventive Mechanism. Janina de Michelis – a lawyer, graduate of the University of Warsaw. She has been dealing with executive criminal law since 1975. Employed in the Human Rights Defender’s Office since 1988, member of the Executive Criminal Law Unit since 1989. Kinga Dękierowska – a lawyer, employee of the Human Rights Defender Office since 1997. She deals with the issues of social security, including those concerning nursing homes, in the Labour Law and Social Security Unit. Bogumił Furche ‑ a lawyer, trainee solicitor, graduate of the University of Gdańsk. Since 2008, employee of the Human Rights Defender’s Office. He participates in the visits of the National Preventive Mechanism within the jurisdiction of the Regional Agent of the Human Rights Defender in Gdańsk. Zenobia Glac-Ściebura – a social pedagogue, graduate of the Ateneum-University in Gdańsk. Since 2007, employee in the Human Rights Defender’s Office. Since 2011, she has participated in the visits of the National Preventive Mechanism within jurisdiction of the Regional Agent of the Human Rights Defender in Gdańsk. Justyna Jóźwik – a graduate of the Institute of Social Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Warsaw, currently a doctoral student at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Warsaw. Since 2008, she has been an employee of the National Preventive Mechanism in the Human Rights Defender’s Office. Przemysław Kazimirski – a lawyer, graduate of the Catholic University of Lublin. Since 2002, he has been working in the Human Rights Defender’s Office – initially at the Executive Criminal Law Unit, later, since 2008, has been employed by the National Preventive Mechanism. He represents the NPM in the EU Eastern Partnership Countries Human Rights Defenders Cooperation Programme 2009-2013. Michał Kleszcz – a lawyer, graduate of the University of Silesia and of Post-graduate Studies of Economic and Commercial Law. A trainee solicitor since 2012. Employed in the Office since 2007. Since 2008, he has participated in the visits of the National Preventive Mechanism within jurisdiction of the Regional Agent of the Human Rights Defender in Katowice. Natalia Kłączyńska – a doctor of legal sciences of the University of Wrocław, university teacher. Employed in the Office since 2005. She participates in the visits of the National 144