(p) All investigative law enforcement bodies establish effective procedures for internal monitoring and disciplining of the behaviour of their agents, with a view to eliminating practices of torture and ill-treatment. Situation during visit (See: E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3) Information received in the reporting period Government: The special department of the MCLA – the General Inspection – is in charge of internal monitoring within the Ministry and its subordinate entities. The General Inspection ensures discipline and legitimacy, detects facts of violations of citizens‘ constitutional rights and legal interests, official misconduct and other illegal activities of their agents. It has also the obligation to identify the facts related to the allegations and to conduct investigation in the appropriate way. In 2011, Human Rights Unit was created within the General Inspection which has been specifically trained in order to enhance the monitoring process of penitentiary establishments. This unit efficiently ensures the total conformity of inmates‘ nutrition, living and sanitary conditions, as well as the level of medical services with internationally recognized human rights standards. Human Rights Unit at the Office of Chief A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 84 Recommendations (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3) Steps taken in previous years (See: A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 and A/HRC/16/52/Add.2) testimony concerning the facts that were provided to them during the accomplishment of their functions; (article 191 (5)). The Office of the Public Defender has been provided with additional financial resources to cover respective NPM expenses. The Office has recently opened a call for the selection of experts for the National Preventive Mechanism. Law enforcement agencies, namely the Ministries of Justice and Interior and the Prosecution Service, have so-called ―General Inspections‖, responsible for supervising the performance of their personnel and investigating misconduct; On 19 June 2006, the Code of Ethics for Prosecutors was approved by Order No. 5 of the Prosecutor General; A Code of Police Ethics for the Ministry of Internal Affairs signed by the Minister of Interior on 5 January 2007 and entered into force; The Human Rights Unit within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia conducts random and unscheduled checks in temporary detention isolators including the register, complaints, allegations of mistreatment, etc.; steps to ensure more transparency of the activities of the Unit were taken; The Prisoner‘s Rights Protection Unit within the penitentiary system conducts visits, providing on the spot legal consultations; the Medical Supervision

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