Amnesty International places Poland on list of countries where torture occurs

Amnesty International has placed Poland on a list of countries where cases of torture have been documented. Representatives of the agency have presented in Warsaw a report entitled "End Impunity: Justice for the Victims of Torture." The international human rights group cited the so-called "wave" in the army, a tradition where older, more senior officers physically harass new recruits in various ways. The brutal treatment of people placed in drunk tanks as well as use of violence by police against apprehended persons was also mentioned. Amnesty International representatives underlined that Poland does not have an independent institution examining complaints against police. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) A.Z.