participation. Often parents cannot afford commuting to Tbilisi to sign a document. Also, in some cases the schools where juvenile offenders had attended classes prior to entering the system, are reluctant to accelerate the process and refrain from partnering with a school affiliated to Institution 11. The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice promulgate the importance of a contact with the outside world for juvenile offenders and specify that: ‘all measures must be taken to ensure juveniles’ contact with the outside world which is an integral part of fair and human treatment and of great importance for their reintegration into the society’.168 In the Institution N11 juvenile offenders enjoy the legal right to short and long term visitations, video and phone visitation. There are two furnished rooms designated for long term visitations. However, a fee related to exercising the right to long term and video visitations represent a barrier in this regard.169 19 long term and 3 video visitations were registered in the institution during the reporting period. One of the critical problems faced by the Institution N11 is a violence among the juveniles. There are leader who oversee the situation and often misuse their authority to intimidate others and use their cards. There have also been cases of insults and physical abuse. It has also been observed that there are individual leaders for school, canteen and the library who take the responsibility for punishing others for inappropriate behavior including being late in classes, leaving behind crumbs on a dining table etc. In light of insufficient linen and hygienic items for some inmates, there are also those who enjoy certain privileges. The cells of such privileged offenders are well furbished, they have several matrasses, linens, rugs and the basic items that are limited for other inmates in the same institution. 3 foreign citizens, 22 representatives of ethnic minorities including 8 Azeri, 7 Armenians, 4 Yeside, 1 Syrian Kurd, 1 Roma and 1 Ossetian were registered in Institution 11 by the end of the reporting period. The right to communicate with the respective diplomatic and consular representatives and the freedom to exercise religious beliefs is of utmost importance for prisoners who are the nationals of foreign countries.170 There were 6 Muslim and 3 Gregorian juveniles placed at the institution during the reporting period. There is an orthodox church on the premises of the institutions while followers of other confessions can organize a corner for their respective rituals. During posts the menu of the institution contains appropriate meals. As for the representatives of other confessions, there is only one restriction, which is absence of pork, is effective. 168 The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules). Rule 59 169 Article 4, I Part of Order 132 of the Ministry of Corrections of Georgia adopted on July 22, 2014, on Approving the Rules for a Long-Term Visitations for the Convicts’ 170 The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, Rule 38 134 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM OF GEORGIA