OPCAT demands to the institutions of the MH that are under the jurisdiction of the NPM. The visits were held on the basis of the national legislation, the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Psychiatric Assistance”, as well as international standards, including the provisions enshrined in the Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights, UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care and SPT rules, CPT’s 3rd General Report (CPT/INF (93) 12, para. 30-77). The aim of the conducted visits was investigation of the treatment of detainees, detention conditions, medical aid conditions and the documents confirming the legality of the detention, assessment of the detention conditions; the administration of the institution were given recommendations with regard the revealed issues possible to be solved on the spot, as well as there were carried out legal awareness conversations targeted at the head and staff of the institution for protection of the rights of persons detained in the psychiatric institutions, for prevention of any ill – treatment towards them may occur in future. The status of implementation of recommendations given during the previous visits was investigated; it was observed that new buildings in the Republic Psychiatric Hospital No.1 were under construction, work-places were created and the greens were planted. It was also observed that the conditions in the Sumqayit City Psychiatric Hospital and Salyan InterRegional Psychiatric Hospital were noticeably improved. The visit was held in Republic Psychiatric Hospital No.1. During the visit the treatment of persons detained in the institution, detention conditions, the condition of medical care, the documentation confirming the legality of detention were investigated. On the visit day 640 from 2062 persons detained in the institution were women, 1422 – men. During the visit it was observed that the possibilities were created for the patients to complain or to apply, for this aim the relevant boxes were installed in the territory of the hospital, the medications, food, water, natural gas supply and heating were in normal conditions. The administration of the institution informed that the means of restraint were applied rarely and towards aggressive patients, it was refused to apply placing to the seclusion room as well. During the visit the overcrowding in the institution was observed and such situation was explained by the chief physician of the institution with placing there of patients from the other psychiatric hospitals of the republic where repair works were conducted. The lack in number of medical staff and auxiliary personnel, as well as of personnel in relation to juveniles and young people was also observed. 50