2014-2015 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE Thematic inspections in 2015 encompassed ones conducted in imprisonment institutions (Lukiškės Remand Prison – Closed Prison, Panevėžys Correction House and Kaunas Remand Prison for Minors – Correction House), where ensuring of rights and freedoms of vulnerable inmate categories, such as women, minors and persons with a physical disability, was assessed. In addition, thematic inspections were carried out in child care homes (Antakalnis Child Social Care Home, Child Social Care Home “Gilė”, public institution Children and Adolescents Social Centre and Mintis Child Social Care Home) where the issues assessed included ensuring a sufficient number of the staff, involvement of volunteers, treatment of children by the staff and protection against inappropriate behaviour, application of disciplinary measures, development of social skills, organization of leisure, familiarization of children with their rights and obligations, availability of information and others. institutions for adults, 5 – in police custody facilities and/or premises of temporary detention, and 6 – in frontier stations. INDEPTH INSPECTIONS An in depth-inspection is a comprehensive evaluation of human rights and freedoms. In 2014 an in-depth inspection was carried out in the Foreigners’ Registration Centre with the participation of several members of the Seimas Committee on Human Rights. The inspection lasted several months involving visits to the centre as well as gathering information from the institution and other sources. Following an inspection, a report was drawn up; the report contained detailed information on the situation of human rights and freedoms in the Centre, risk factors, problems identified and good practice. THEMATIC INSPECTIONS Thematic inspections are also performed in response to the information which appeared in the media. The Seimas Ombudsmen continuously monitor the information disseminated in the public space in relation to events in places of detention and decides to conduct monitoring of the human rights situation in an appropriate institution. In 2015, an inspection was carried out in the Foreigners’ Registration Centre in response to the information which appeared in the media with regard to possible violations of the rights of persons detained there (regarding such issues as overcrowding of the Centre, residential premises infested with parasites, a possibility of cooking one’s food and receiving nutrition according to religious and cultural convictions, organization of ad- During thematic inspections, a concrete area (or areas) is focused on, for instance, provision of health care services, creation of general climate of security, prevention of smoking and alcohol consumption, imposition of penalties, issues of the staff, or concrete persons are focused on, for example, groups of vulnerable individuals (women, minors and persons with a physical disability), etc. In 2014, thematic inspections were carried out in all six children’s socialisation centres in Lithuania where the procedure for placement into pacifying rooms and conditions of keeping in these rooms were assessed. 6