reviewing the documents of persons placed in the center, no application
about the voluntarily and relevant decisions taken by the State Migration
Service have been found.
During the visit, detention conditions in the center premises as well as
cell placements for volunteers, quality of existed medicines and of food
were in satisfactory state.
The facility administration was given suggestions for the elimination of
shortcomings in the line with national legislation and international
standards.
The NPG members visited Yevlakh city Center for the Detention of
Irregular Migrants.
Meanwhile, during the visit, the administrative building, two-floored
TDP for voluntarily placed persons, temporary isolator and it was held
meetings with the head of the facility and staff.
The visit concluded with the meeting of the facility administration,
which was given suggestions with regard to national laws and international
standards.
2.2.6. Institutions of the Ministry of Health
Under the OPCAT, the NPG visited 7 institutions of the Ministry of
Health falling within the NPM jurisdiction.45
The visits were held on the basis of the Law of the Republic of
Azerbaijan on Psychiatric Assistance, as well as international standards,
including Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights, UN Principles for
the Protection of Persons with mental Illness and the Improvement of
Mental Health Care46 and SPT rules, CPT’s 3rd General Report (CPT/INF
(93) 12, para. 30-77). Meanwhile, it was revealed that the facilities needed
to improve custody conditions and bring the relevant national laws in
comply with the abovementioned international standards. Particularly, the
preparing new rules regulating the treatment of persons placed into the
psychiatric hospitals in comply with international experience is one of the
issues of tremendous importance.
During the visit to Salyan Inter-district Psychiatric Hospital, all
departments of the health facility, including wards, ambulatory-care rooms,
canteen, and fridges were monitored; the date of production and use of the
food and medicines stored there were examined; as well as it were held
meetings with the physicians, nurses and litter-bearer of the facility.
The purpose of the visit was to assess the quality of healthcare service
and treatment in the psychiatric hospital, as well as to check whether
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See Annex 1, Diagram 1 and 3
See UN GA Resolution 46/119 of 17 December 1991
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