Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/POL/CO/6, 15 November 2010: Poland

5. The Committee is concerned that the Law on Equal Treatment is not exhaustive and does not cover discrimination based on sexual orientation, disability, religion or age in the fields of education, health care, social protection and housing (art. 2). The State party...
ICJ urges complete response to questions on secret detentions and on renditions of terrorism suspects

ICJ urges complete response to questions on secret detentions and on renditions of terrorism suspects

The ICJ today urged the Government of Poland to respond fully to concerns about the adequacy of its investigations into allegations of CIA-run secret detention centres in Poland and renditions of terrorism suspects.

The call follows the review of Poland’s human rights record at the first session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Poland-UPR detention renditions-press release-2008 (full text, PDF)

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