Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Poland in 2017 Of greatest interest for attendees of the debate in Wrocław were issues related to the role of legal guardians of incapacitated residents of care homes, which role is sometimes performed by employees of such facilities, and the lack of provisions allowing juvenile mothers placed in rehabilitation establishments to exercise care over their children. Following the speech delivered by the representative of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, attorney Katarzyna Wiśniewska, it was possible to discuss the problems related to the observance of rights of juveniles in detention. The debate in Szczecin, in turn, provided an opportunity for one of the directors of the youth care centre to shed light on the problem of the lack of adequate therapeutic offer for children admitted to such facilities who had previously used psychoactive substances. The lecture delivered by prof. Grażyna Barbara Szczygieł from the Białystok University, who specializes in executive penal law, was the starting point for a discussion on the actual possibilities of prisoners’ rehabilitation. A representative of one of the social care homes, on the other hand, highlighted the problem of residents with the HIV virus who fail to observe safety principles and thus, put other residents at risk of infection. The focus of the debate in Rzeszów was the problem of torture victims in closed detention centres for migrants. That problem was highlighted by Maria Książak, a psychologist and member of the NMPT Expert Committee who provides assistance to refugees. She her experience has been gathered e.g. during the conflict in Chechnya and Ingushetia. She emphasized that in the case of violence victims who flee their country to escape further violence, torture and persecution, the placement in such centres may increase their post-traumatic stress. During the debate in Opole, in turn, the representatives of social care homes drew attention to problems with employing nurses in those establishments, which could be attributed to the fact that local authorities refuse to cover the cost of their remuneration. That is why, the only possibility to acquire such persons for work in social care homes is to employ them on nursing-caretaking positions. 81