- Homes for Children with Disabilities - 5 facilities; - Homes for elderly people with mental disorders, dementia and mental retardation - 11 facilities. Subject to inspection were: degrading, cruel or inhuman treatment, isolation, restrictions, use of force, procedures for submission of complaints and signals, disciplinary procedures, food, lighting and ventilation, personal hygiene, sanitation facilities, accommodation and overcrowding, access to medical care, specific health services for women and children, specific health services for mentally ill; contacts with the outside world, exercise of religion, education and training. The emphasis in achieving independent control over the closed institutions and the state of human rights in facilities follow the problems reflected in the reports of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and the findings in numerous decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) . Every inspection ends with a report containing the findings, conclusions and particular recommendations to the authorities in charge. Recommendations and their implementation The report of the NPM in 2012 have made 253 recommendations. Recommendations made depending on the bodies Number recommendations 54 50 101 15 3 3 4 6 2 5 4 5 of Body Ministry of Justice Ministry of Health Ministry of Labour and Social Policy State Agency for Child Protection Batak Municipality Panagyurishte Municipality September Municipality Vratsa Municipality Roman Municipality Byala Slatina Municipality Borovan Municipality Blagoevgrad Municipality Home for childred deprived of parental care “Petar Dimitrov” – village of Parvomay 1 Total: 253 Out of the recommendations made, 135 have been met, 24 are non-executed, 16 are nonexecuted due to the lack of funds, 2 are non-executed due to the lack of buildings, and 76 of the recommendations have not been responded by the relevant institutions. 5 Annual Report of the National Preventive Mechanism | OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

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