CAT/OP/POL/CNPMRO/1 United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 7 April 2020 Original: English English, French and Spanish only Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Comments of the national preventive mechanism on the recommendations and observations addressed to it in connection with the Subcommittee visit to Poland undertaken from 9 to 18 July 2018*, **, *** [Date received: 31 December 2019] * The present document is being issued without formal editing. ** On 6 February 2020, the national preventive mechanism requested the Subcommittee to publish its replies, in accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional Protocol. *** The annexes to the present document are being circulated as received in the language of submission only. GE.20-05237(E) 

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