(21) The State party is invited to submit its sixth periodic report which should cover all parts of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands, in particular more detailed and comprehensive information on the Netherlands Antilles,
by 30 June 2011.
44.
Poland
(1)
The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Poland, (CAT/C/67/Add.5) at its 769th
and 772nd meetings, held on 10 and 11 May 2007 (CAT/C/SR.769 and CAT/C/SR.772), and adopted, at
its 776th meeting on 15 May 2007 (CAT/C/SR.776), the following conclusions and recommendations.
A. Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s fourth periodic report and the information
therein. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the dialogue with the State party’s delegation and commends
the State party for the detailed responses to the list of issues in written form (CAT/C/POL/Q/4/Rev.1/Add.1), which
facilitated the discussion between the delegation and the Committee members.
(3)
The Committee expresses its appreciation for the high-level delegation, comprising representatives from
several departments of the State party, and the efforts made to provide additional information which facilitated a
constructive oral exchange during the consideration of the report.
B. Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee notes with satisfaction that in the period since the consideration of the last periodic report,
the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international human rights conventions and protocols:
(a)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in
armed conflict, on 7 May 2005;
(b)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography, on 4 March 2005;
(c)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, on 22 March 2004;
(d)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading
Treatment and Punishment, on 14 September 2005;
(e)
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 1 July 2002;
(f)
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 29 September 2003;
(g)
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women
and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on
25 December 2003; and
(h)
The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 28 January 2004.
(5)
The Committee also notes with appreciation the ongoing efforts at the State level to reform its legislation,
policies and procedures in order to ensure better protection of human rights, including the right not to be subjected
to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in particular:
(a)
Law of June 2003 Granting Protection to Aliens on the Territory of Poland;
(b)
Law of January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on Regional Languages;
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