3. PROJECT METHODOLOGY The “Addressing Torture in Kyrgyzstan Through Nationally Owned Human Rights Mechanisms Project” was implemented between 1 July and 30 November 2011. The main project goal was to assist in preventing torture at detention facilities including KR IAB TDFs using the existing human rights defence mechanisms. Project objectives: • The training of attorneys, NGO lawyers, and human rights defenders on the areas of international standards, methods of monitoring IAB TDFs, and reporting; • The impartial monitoring of IAB TDFs by representatives of civil society and the KR Ombudsman’s Office, with detailed records of these bodies’ compliance with national legal provisions and international rules for the treatment of prisoners, and the effective documentation of cases of violation of human rights and liberties, if any; • The collection of reliable information about compliance with international rules for the treatment of prisoners in practice by IAB TDFs; • Responding to torture and ill-treatment cases revealed in the course of the monitoring; • Rendering legal, medical, and psychological aid to survivors of torture and ill-treatment; • The analysis and processing of monitoring findings to develop recommendations; • The presentation of monitoring findings to all interested government authorities, and follow-up discussion of those to improve the detention system, including detention at KR IAB TDFs; • Raising awareness of the general public, international human rights agencies, and organizations of the current situation of the right to freedom from torture and detention conditions; • The identification of provisions in the effective material and KR procedural law that contribute to violations of the right to freedom from torture and ill-treatment, impede effective inspection and investigation of the violations and punishment of perpetrators; the development of respective recommendations; • The facilitation of the implementation of recommendations developed based on the monitoring in practice. In the course of the monitoring, high emphasis was placed on compliance with the following international rules for the treatment with prisoners:  The rights to information;  The right to make complaints;  The right to contact with the outside world;  The right to decent detention conditions and humane treatment;  The right to medical services;  The right to defence;  The right to freedom from torture and ill-treatment. The subject of research also included the issues of legality of detention and effectiveness of oversight and control over places of detention. The monitoring had a separate focus on examination of working conditions for personnel of IAB TDFs. The examination results are contained in a separate chapter of this Report. Monitoring Object The monitoring covered KR IAB TDFs. All 47 IAB TDFs in all seven Oblasts of the country were covered by the monitoring. 12