Under Article 18-1.1 of the Constitutional Law, the members of NPG were formed for the period of 3 years for the first time on 26.12.2013 and due to the expiry of the term, for the second time on 26.12.2016, basing on transparent procedures. The recommendations and proposals made to the periodic reports of the Azerbaijani Government under the review process by the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, as well as by CAT, SPT, CPT were considered to ensure efficient activity of the Ombudsman as an NPM as specified by the OPCAT.12 1.3. Directions of the activity of the NPM The Azerbaijani NPM performs its activities in the following four directions: - Preventive visits – regular, scheduled or ad-hoc visits without prior notification to the places which detained persons cannot leave on their own will; - Legal analysis – the theoretical and practical analysis of the performed activities, as well as information collected during the course of these activities, relevant proposals and recommendations received, and effective or draft, and compilation of conclusions and preparation of corresponding proposals; - Legal awareness – with the purpose of promoting the prevention of torture, organization of legal awareness work for the staff of the Office, members of the NPG, personnel of places which detained persons cannot leave on their own will, as well as persons detained in those places, students of relevant educational institutions and academies, preparation and distribution of related manuals; - Public relations and international cooperation – the arrangement of exchange of information with local, regional and international organizations and foreign NPMs, mutual participation at events and organization of joint events, and the dissemination of information on the NPM’s activity in the mass media. Along with the abovementioned, it should be noted that the Azerbaijani NPM’s activity has been interlinked with the Commissioner’s mandate to (13.07.2012, № 3-N); The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the rights and freedoms of individuals kept in detention facilities (22.05.2012, № 352-IVQ); The Decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on “The Rules for Safeguarding and Escorting Persons Detained in Temporary Detention Places of Police Bodies” (14.01.2013, № Q1-001-13); 12 The UN Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, 5 July 2013, A/HRC/24/13 (para.103.31). 10