Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Poland in 2017 We hope that you will find the present Report of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in 2017 an important source of information and that it will contribute to the improvement and proper functioning of the different types of places of detention in our country, in line with the international standards. We also hope that thanks to the clearer layout of the report its use will be significantly easier for you. The report is also available on the website of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights (www.rpo.gov.pl.) in English, which makes it possible for international institutions to receive information on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland. Adam Bodnar, Ph.D. Hanna Machińska, Ph.D. 8