Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Poland in 2017 Annual NMPT report The most important objective of the operation of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture is to develop a culture of non-acceptance of torture as well as cruel and inhuman treatment. This report also strives to serve that purpose. It comprises key findings and presents major problems that need to be solved in order to increase the standards of the protection of human rights. To make the report easier to read, those standards have been highlighted in the text. The report also contains concrete examples of problems witnessed in the course of preventive controls conducted under the NMPT. Such examples have also been highlighted so that they are easy to find in the publication. The NMPT recommendations are presented in text boxes 14