Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2013 3A.3.6. Right to religious practices The situations which breached the rights of juveniles to freedom of thought, conscience and denomination, discovered during the visits of representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism were of two kinds. In some establishment charges reported that they must participate in the mass and services,97 in other centres juveniles stated that it was only possible for them to go to a church only if an appropriate number of charges wanted to go.98 3A.3.7. Staff Invoking Rule 85 of Resolution 45/113, which stipulates that: The personnel should receive such training as will enable them to carry out their responsibilities effectively, in particular training in child psychology, child welfare and international standards and norms of human rights and the rights of the child, in most establishments NPM representatives recommended providing additional training for the staff in the protection of the rights of the child in international and Polish law, as well as first aid, coping with stress and aggression, etc.99 3A.3.8. Living conditions The most important reservations of Mechanism representatives with regard to the living conditions in youth care centres were as follows: – CCTV in charges’ rooms,100 – No intimacy ensured in bathrooms, i.e. no walls between showers, no curtains,101 – No infrastructure for sports activities, i.e. no sport field or hall,102 – Bars on windows or instead of door103. None of the visited centres was adjusted to the needs of persons with disabilities. Youth Care Centres in: Rudy, Podgłębokie. Youth Care Centres in: Samostrzel, Nysa, Babimost, Józefów. 99 Youth Care Centres in: Jaworek, Babimost, Podgłębokie, Warsaw (No 3), Goniądz, Rudy, Pogroszyn, Polanów, Nysa, Borowie. 100 Youth Care Centres in: Pogroszyn, Borowie, Wola Rowska. 101 Youth Care Centres in: Jaworek, Nysa. 102 Youth Care Centres in: Józefów, Warsaw (No 3), Samostrzel. 103 Youth Care Centres in: Polanów, Borowie, Jaworek. 97 98 44