In some cells with tap water and no tank with drinking water, the observers noted water to be of a very poor quality and taste, which was unfit for dinking. In most IAB TDFs, an officer-on-duty brings drinking water in plastic bottles at the request of detainees. It must be stressed that ensuring free access to drinking water is recognized as the international obligation pertaining to suppression of ill-treatment of detainees.111 The European Court of Human Rights has had a precedent, namely the case of Starokadomsky v. the Russian Federation, when the detainee had no regular free access to drinking water. He only could use water provided by the guard-on-duty. This was found unacceptable treatment and violation of Art. 3 of ECHR.112 Bucket with water near the basin for needs. Thus, it can be concluded from the monitoring findings that the quantity and quality of food do not meet quality criteria and are not sufficient for “maintaining good health and strength” as specified by the Minimum Standards, and failure to provide regular access to drinking water is inhuman treatment of prisoners. C. MEDICAL SERVICES International Standard Standard Minimum Rules outline in detail principles of activities of medical personnel in closed institutions and stipulate that each prisoner must undergo a medical examination upon his admission to a closed institution and thereafter as necessary, with a view particularly to the discovery of physical or mental illness and the taking of all necessary measures, and the segregation of prisoners suspected of infectious or contagious conditions. The medical officer shall regularly inspect and advise the director upon: a) The quantity, quality, preparation and service of food; b) The hygiene and cleanliness of the institution and the prisoners;; c) The sanitation, heating, lighting and ventilation of the institution; d) The suitability and cleanliness of the prisoners’ clothing and bedding; and e) The observance of the rules concerning physical education and sports, in cases where there is no technical personnel in charge of these activities.113 According to the Body of Principles, a proper medical examination shall be offered to a detained or imprisoned person as promptly as possible after his admission to the place of detention or imprisonment, and thereafter medical care and treatment shall be provided whenever necessary. This care and treatment shall be provided free of charge.114 The fact that a detained or imprisoned person underwent a medical examination, the name of the physician and the results of such an examination shall be duly recorded.115 In-country Legislation The Constitution of Kyrgyzstan enshrines the right to safety for everyone and legally punishes government authority representatives who conceal facts and circumstances threatening human life and health. 116 111 Report of the UN Committee Against Torture. CPT/Inf/Е (2002)1 – Rev.2009. Decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case Starokadomsky against the Russian Federation No. 42239/02. Strasbourg, July 3, 2008 113 Standard minimum rules. Rules 24, 26. 114 Body of principles. Principle 24. 115 Body of principles. Principle 26. 116 Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, Art. 47, Paragraph 1,4. 27 June 2010. 112 51