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Monday, May 21, 2007
UN panel urges Poland to publish report into possible involvement in renditions
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged the Polish government to share the findings of a report into alleged collusion in the CIA extraordinary rendition program. The request by the UN panel signals serious concern over the country's participation in renditions and the transfer of detainees.
Poland denies any involvement in the program but the report by the Polish parliament is confidential and all information remains undisclosed, thus failing to bring closure to the allegations. Human Rights Watch previously identified Poland as a possible European location for secret prisons. If the country genuinely has not partaken in any clandestine activity relating to rendition - a breach of international human rights standards - it would do well to make the findings of the inquiry public in the light of growing unrest over the war on terror and treatment of detainees.
Poland denies any involvement in the program but the report by the Polish parliament is confidential and all information remains undisclosed, thus failing to bring closure to the allegations. Human Rights Watch previously identified Poland as a possible European location for secret prisons. If the country genuinely has not partaken in any clandestine activity relating to rendition - a breach of international human rights standards - it would do well to make the findings of the inquiry public in the light of growing unrest over the war on terror and treatment of detainees.