conversations were held with the service staff members on efficient ensuring the rights of citizens when inviting to the unit, also as suspected persons. The implementation status of the application on violation of the child rights in the education facility addressed to the Ombudsman and to these police units due to area belonging was investigated within the frames of the visit. It was revealed that the application of the citizen I. A. was registered in a due manner, the expertise was appointed upon his complaint and the investigation in a proper way was carried out. The members of the National Preventive Group of the Ombudsman held a visit without prior notification in Sumgayit City Police Office TPD. The aim of the visits organized 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 was investigation of the detention conditions and treatment of detainees, learning the situation with ensuring the rights of detainees, as well as condution of the documentation. During the visits the NPG members held individual meetings with the detainees in the TDP, their applications were received and replied to, their rights, as well as the competences of the Ombudsman were explained to them, the legal advice was given. Alongside with this, the documents confirming the legality of detention of those persons, also relating to the treatment and detention conditions were investigated, all cells of the TDP were visited, the documentation on nutrition, medical aid, walking, meetings, phone conversations, carrying out of cell and parcels was inspected; existing needs were learned as well. Detainees made no complaints on the detention conditions in the institution and treatment by the TDP staff members. Alongside with the abovementioned, it was revealed that recommendations given within the frames of the activity of the Ombudsman as the NPM during the previous visits such as regarding to detention conditions, making on time and properly the relevant notes in the registration journal, medical books have been implemented. Howeverover crowding was observed in the institution and the cause of this is location of the first instance courts and the court of appeals, office of military prosecutor in the city, detention for a while of persons to the TDP related to the execution of their cases. If to consider that the administratively arrested persons are also kept here, the existence of overcrowding issue for a long time comes to the surface. 23