In the cell (room) for foreigners regular beds are available, while the other cells are equipped either with trestle beds or regular beds. One cell (room) is used for disciplinary purposes or as a “sobering room” with no chairs or trestle and regular beds. Detainees have to sleep on dirty mattress pads placed on the concrete floor. The walls and the ceiling in the “sobering room” require a major capital overhaul. The windows in all cells (rooms) are barred. Rooms are heated with autonomous stoves. A cell (room) in the reception centre under the Osh Interior Department Toilet facilities and taps with water in the cells (rooms) have not been observed. Detainees are taken out to the toilet through the backyard that has toilet facilities. A cell (room) in the reception centre under the Osh Interior Department Except for cells (rooms) for detainees, the reception centre is also equipped with rooms for staff:  a duty officer’s room – 1  a clerical office – 1  a chief’s office – 1  a medical worker’s room – 1  room for inspectors - 1 There is an exercise yard on the premises of the reception centre which is 7 x 40 meters in size. Detainees do not have the possibility to take shower in the cold time of the year. A shower room consists of a tank filled with water that is heated up by the sun. The staff room is not furnished with necessary furniture (insufficient number of tables and chairs) and office equipment (there are no computers, printers and copying machines). The staff rooms are not heated. The overall condition of the buildings and premises is satisfactory. The last time minor renovations were carried out was in 2011. 6.1.3. An exercise yard in the reception centre under the Osh Interior Department CONDITIONS IN PRE-TRIAL DETENTION FACILITIES26 As mentioned above the leadership of the SSEP restricted the access of monitoring groups to PDFs in violation of the obligations voluntarily undertaken within the Memorandum of Understanding on human rights and fundamental freedoms. Against this background, this report contains information that was garnered and generalized on the basis of the results of monitoring visits to three out of six PDFs, namely PDF No. 23 in Karakol, PDF No. 24 in Naryn and PDF No. 25 in Osh. 26 For describing detention conditions in pre-trial detention facilities, the report entitled “Human rights situation in pretrial detention facilities under the SSEP and correctional institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic” was used (inter alia). Bishkek, 2012, pp. 132. 47

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