Tillbaka The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Poland

Representatives of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) held high-level talks in Warsaw (Poland) on 21 February 2023.
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Poland

The aim of the talks was to relaunch the dialogue between the CPT and the Polish authorities in a spirit of cooperation, in particular as regards the implementation of the Committee’s long-standing recommendations concerning the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty. The atmosphere of the talks was open and positive.

The delegation met Michał Woś, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Jacek Kitliński, Director General of the Prison Service, and several other senior officials from the above-mentioned Ministry.  The CPT’s representatives were Alan Mitchell (the President of the Committee), Hans Wolff (the 1st Vice-President of the Committee) and Marie Kmecová (member of the CPT in respect of the Czech Republic), accompanied by Régis Brillat (Executive Secretary of the CPT) and Borys Wódz (Head of Division at the CPT Secretariat).


The CPT and Poland

24/02/2023
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