The meeting was held with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks at the Office of the Ombudsman. During the meeting this was emphasized that the Office of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman as accredited with the “A” Status by the UN National Human Rights Institutions International Coordination Committee in 2006, the Commissioner passed re-accreditation and kept this “A” Status in 2012 that proved once again its functioning independently and in full compliance to the Paris Principles in the field of human rights. Responding to the question of the Commissioner regarding the arrested accused persons, this was emphasized that the NPG with a doctor in a visiting team carried out regular visits to corresponding institutions. This was mentioned that the Commissioner and the staff members repeatedly visited those persons, learned their detention conditions, treatment of them, their health status and their problems, in the frames of her competences the Ombudsman urged to appropriate bodies and assisted in solution of these problems. At the meeting the staff members of the Ombudsman Office gave information on the demands of existing legislation on choosing the restraint measures in the country, brought to the attention conduction of enlightening events for different groups of population, as well as for detained and accused persons on implementation of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. This was also emphasized that considering the proposals of the Commissioner on improvement of the legislation, the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Provision of the Rights and Freedoms of Individuals kept in the Detention Facilities” was adopted and this Law regulated the relations on the provision of the rights of persons detained or arrested as provided by the Criminal – Procedural Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. N. Muižnieks expressed gratitude to the Commissioner for efficient meeting and comprehensive information. As this was mentioned, the trips organized in the frames of international cooperation assume special importance and are importance from the standpoint of exchange of experience and gaining new knowledge and they were regularly realized during the reported year as well. The deputy head of the Department on Prevention of Torture of the Ombudsman Office, the member of the Ombudsman’s National Preventive Group participated at the regional conference on the topic “Provision of Efficiency of Fight against Ill-Treatment” within the joint program of the EU and COE held on February 27, 2014, in Chisinau, Moldova Republic. Delivering the speech at the event, the information was given on the measures realized by the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan as a National Preventive Mechanism against Torture, national legislation in this sphere, as well as Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Provision of the Rights and Freedoms of Individuals kept in the Detention Facilities”, the measures realized for its 78