CAT/OP/KAZ/1/Add.1 Paragraph 76 The Subcommittee recommends that opportunities for paid work, exercise and educational, recreational and cultural activities be provided, and that freedom of religion and belief be respected. The bowing of heads, recital by detainees of the articles that they are accused of having violated, the wearing of uniforms and forced shaving should be discontinued. 162. In accordance with article 119 of the Penalties Enforcement Code, the administration of an institution undertakes to create paid jobs for all convicts who are fit to work. 163. To date, 249 business entities have had inactive production facilities placed under their trusteeship, creating jobs for more than 3,000 people. 164. Under a self-employment model, 19 convicted prisoners in the institutions have begun producing souvenirs, footwear and furniture and growing vegetables. 165. Quarterly working meetings are held with representatives of the Atameken regional chambers of entrepreneurs and business communities to discuss the engagement of business entities with institutions of the penal correction system. Departments of the penal correction system and local executive bodies hold exhibitions, open-doors days and craft fairs. 166. As at mid-2017, 12,308 convicted prisoners, or 69 per cent of those fit to work, had paid jobs. 167. In accordance with article 123 of the Penalties Enforcement Code, the Committee on the Penal Correction System organizes technical and vocational training for convicted prisoners who do not have a trade. 168. Trade colleges are being set up in places of deprivation of liberty. Vocational training is currently available in 47 institutions of the penal correction system in 35 specialisms, including carpentry, plastering, plumbing, gas and arc welding, milling machine operation, sewing, baking, cookery and roofing. At the end of the 2016/17 academic year, 2,594 convicted prisoners received diplomas on the successful completion of their trade college training. 169. In 2017, 11.4 million tenge was set aside from the national budget to purchase stationery, household items and other goods to strengthen the industrial training base of colleges. 170. Regulations governing educational activities for persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty were approved by Ministry of Internal Affairs Order No. 508 of 13 August 2014. They cover educational activities for convicted prisoners and the organization of cultural events and sporting competitions. 171. The Office of the Procurator General has drawn up a comprehensive action plan to combat torture. It provides for amendments to the departmental regulatory instruments of the penitentiary system, including those concerning the penal correctional system, aimed at abolishing marching, drill practice and other educational and corrective measures not provided for in the Penalties Enforcement Code in order to ensure the safety of prisoners and protect their rights. Paragraph 79 While international norms and standards allow for some limitations on contact with the family during pretrial detention, the Subcommittee recommends that such limitations be justified and regularly reviewed. Current rules seem overly restrictive. 172. In accordance with article 17 of the Act on Procedures and Conditions for the Custody of Persons in Special Temporary Detention Facilities, private and confidential meetings with defence lawyers, relatives and other persons are granted on the basis of written permission from the person or body conducting criminal proceedings. There are no restrictions on the number or length of meetings with defence lawyers. GE.19-01981 21