CAT/C/POL/CO/5-6 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 23 December 2013 Original: English Committee against Torture Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Poland* 1. The Committee against Torture considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Poland (CAT/C/POL/5-6) at its 1174th and 1177th meetings, held on 30 and 31 October 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1174 and CAT/C/SR.1177), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1202nd meeting (CAT/C/SR.1202) held on 19 November 2013. A. Introduction 2. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the optional reporting procedure and for submitting its combined fifth and sixth periodic reports in a timely manner by providing replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/POL/Q/5-6), which focuses the examination of the report as well as the dialogue with the delegation. 3. The Committee appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the high-level delegation of the State party and the detailed supplementary information provided. B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification or accession, since the consideration of the fourth periodic report, to the following international instruments: (a) 2012; and The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 25 September (b) The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, on 1 March 2009. 5. The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to revise its legislation in areas of relevance to the Convention, including: (a) Amendments to the Penal Code in September 2013 extending from one to three years the maximum period within which compensation claims can be brought for moral and financial losses suffered during pretrial detention; * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-first session (28 October–22 November 2013). GE.13-49905 *1349905*

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