conditions, treatment of detainees, provision of rights and freedoms of detained persons. The administration of the institution was given concerning recommendations on further improvement of detention conditions. In order to investigate detention conditions, treatment of detainees, appropriate documentation, the situation with implementation of recommendations given during previous visits the following visits were carried out to the Khatai DPO TDP, PS No.34, 35, 36 and No.37 of this Office. During the visit the Group members learned the detention conditions in the abovementioned institutions, reviewed personal files and registration book of detained persons. Received detainees made no complaints with regard detention conditions or the treatment by the staff of the institution towards them. It was found out that the mentioned TDP meet the standards and the detention conditions were generally evaluated positively. During the visit conducted in the Khazar DPO TDP detention conditions, treatment and documents confirming the legality of detentions were observed; administratively arrested persons with whom the individual conversations were held made no complaints on detention conditions and treatment. NPG members also reviewed the registration book; the administration of the institution was given concerning recommendation with regard the detected minor deficiencies. During the short visit carried out to the Khazar DPO PS No.1 and No.2, no detained persons were there, the unit on duty was given concerning recommendations regarding minor deficiencies revealed in the registration book. The visits were paid to Sheki CPD, Zaqatala and Balaken DPD TDPs. During the visits the violations were found out especially in Sheki CPD TDP. Thus, it was revealed that six out of existing eleven cells in temporary detention place were per person. During the conversation with the TDP Head and the staff of the institution it was found out that administratively arrested persons were kept in these single cells, and they were unaware of existence of concerning procedural rules in this regard. According to international standards groundless keeping of person in single cells can be evaluated as his/her additional punishment16. 16 The Article 7 of the UN General Assembly Resolution 45/111 On “Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners” adopted on December 14, 1990, states that the efforts addressed to the abolition of solitary confinement as a punishment, or to the restriction of its use, should be undertaken and encouraged. Besides this, according to the Article 96 of the European Prison Rules, as far as possible untried prisoners shall be given the option of accommodation in single cells, unless they may benefit from sharing accommodation with other untried prisoners or unless a court has made a specific order on how a specific untried prisoner should be accommodated. Paragraph 2.32 of the “Internal Disciplinary Rules of Temporary Detention Places” approved by the Decision No.63 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 20