Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Poland in 2017 Areas which require improvement Foreigners in RDPs There are instances when Ukrainian citizens are arrested but documentation fails to mention whether they could speak Polish or what language was used to inform them about the RDP’s rules and regulations or whether an interpreter was present during the procedure. The source of the NMPT’s concern is that such individuals received information about the detainee’s rights in the criminal procedure in Ukrainian. Therefore, what is called into question is the ticked off box confirming that such individuals have read and understood the protocol without any side note indicating their language proficiency. The NMPT recommends that foreigners’ detention protocols should contain information concerning detainees’ knowledge of Polish, the language used to inform them about the rules and regulations of RDPs as well as possible presence of an interpreter during the procedure. In case a foreigner does not speak Polish or his/her level of Polish is not sufficient, the NMPT recommends involving an interpreter during the RDP admission procedure. It should also be ensured that statements signed by foreigners are available in languages they can understand. 47