CAT/OP/KAZ/1/Add.1 from the person or body conducting criminal proceedings. There are no restrictions on the number or length of meetings with defence lawyers. 173. Visits from relatives and other persons are limited to no more than two a month, or no more than three a month for juveniles, and can last no longer than three hours each. They take place under the supervision of detention centre officials. Visits may be terminated prematurely if an attempt is made to hand over to a suspect or accused person any prohibited objects, substances or foodstuffs or to impart information that might hinder efforts to establish the truth in a criminal case or facilitate the commission of an offence. 174. With the permission of the Office of the Procurator General, diplomatic representatives have the right to visit suspects or accused persons from the State that they represent, provided that their doing so does not contravene legislation. 175. The number and length of visits granted to persons with infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis) are determined in accordance with the established procedure following a preliminary discussion with a medical worker (doctor) and the receipt of written notification of the likelihood of contagion. Paragraph 83 The Subcommittee notes with concern the allegations of “welcome beatings” and recommends that any such practices be discontinued, that the system of disciplinary punishment be reviewed to ensure proportionality and that the conditions in disciplinary cells be brought into line with international standards. 176. The Subcommittee notes with concern the allegations of “welcome beatings” and recommends that any such practices be discontinued. However, the report does not contain any specific information on the basis of which investigations of cases could be launched. Paragraph 85 The Subcommittee was told that the new pretrial detention facility in Almaty Oblast might serve as a model for future pretrial detention facilities. The Subcommittee found that the walking areas of that facility, located on the fifth floor, were inadequate and not accessible to persons with disabilities or health issues. The Subcommittee recommends that full accessibility of walking areas be ensured. 177. In institutions of the penal correction system, persons with disabilities enjoy improved living conditions. They also enjoy increased food rations in accordance with the nutritional standards approved by Government Decision No. 1255 of 28 November 2015. 178. The premises in which convicted prisoners with disabilities are held have been designed for and equipped with accessible specialized assistive devices and appliances. 179. Under the Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities Act, convicted prisoners with disabilities are, in accordance with their individual rehabilitation plan, provided with prosthetic and orthopaedic appliances, assistive devices and special mobility devices included in a list (which includes crutches, personal wheelchairs, walking frames, orthopaedic footwear, prosthetic appliances and walking sticks) and in accordance with a procedure determined by the Government. 180. Convicted prisoners with disabilities do not have separate exercise areas in remand centres. However, convicted prisoners with disabilities live in facilities on the ground floors of buildings. 181. Institutions of the penal correction system are currently calculating the cost of creating accessible exercise areas for persons with disabilities. Paragraph 86 The Subcommittee recommends that shutters be removed to allow daylight to enter and that showers be allowed more often than once a week, especially during the hot season. While in some cases cameras in cells may be justified, that is, to reduce the risk of suicide, they may infringe on the right to privacy, especially in women’s cells. GE.18-05420 21