nutrition, medical aid, walking, meetings, phone conversations, carrying out of cell and parcels was inspected; existing needs were learned as well. During the visit the individual conversations were held by the NPG members with the persons detained in the TDP – A. R. and M. Sh. Their applications were replied to. They were also explained their rights, the competences of the Ombudsman and were given legal advice. The detained persons didn’t expressed dissatisfaction on the conditions in the institution and treatment by the staff. As the construction of the administrative building of the DPO impedes natural lightening of TDP cells, basing on the recommendations enshrined in the 2nd General Report on the CPT, the relevant recommendations were given on creating possibility for detainees on spending more time in the walking area and on improving the conduction of documentation. Within the frames of the visit, the TDP administration was given relevant recommendations regarding observation of the mentioned issues, as well as the legal awareness work targeted at staff members was conducted basing on the national and international standards. The unannounced visit was held by the NPG members to Sabail DPO PU No. 41. The purpose of the visit was investigation of ensuring the rights of persons detained in the unit, treatment matters, as well as conduction of relevant documentation. As the administrative building of the unit was put into exploitation recently, the monitoring revealed that the conditions in the detention cells are normal; no detained person was there on the time of visit. In order to check the conduction of documentation, “the journals of registration of persons brought to the police bodies, as well as of juveniles” in PUs were investigated. During this, it was observed that in certain parts of the journal there were roughs and the unit administration was given recommendations on elimination of such cases; the legal awareness conversations were held with the staff members on efficient ensuring the rights of citizens when inviting to the unit, also as suspected persons. The visits were held in PUs No. 4 and No.6 of Binagadi DPO without prior notification. During the visits held upon the demands of the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on Prevention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan it was observed that no detainees were in the PUs, and service rooms of the staff. Within the frames of the visits the administrations of the both PUs were given relevant recommendations on improving the conditions in rooms, on 21

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