2.3. Cooperation with the governmental bodies As from the first days, the Commissioner tried to build her activity as NPM in 2014 in close cooperation with governmental bodies. The NPM of Azerbaijan as every year, in the frames of cooperation sent the report for 2013 year of the NPM to relevant ministries in 2014 and requested its accordingly learning, elimination of mentioned shortcomings, providing information on the measures undertaken in the direction of implementation of the forwarded proposals and recommendations. From the letters addressed to the Commissioner this is seen that her concerning appeals were learned attentively, majority of proposals and recommendations were implemented, as well as periodic applies on the results of the conducted by the Commissioner during a year visits were taken into consideration. The appropriate information was presented by the MIA and the following was noted with regard the concerning proposals and recommendations mentioned in the NPM report: I. On the paragraph 2 on the improvement of the legislation (accelerating of affirmation of the “Internal Discipline Rules of the Penitentiary Institutions” by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan): “Internal Discipline Rules in the Penitentiary Institutions” was affirmed and this decision by the Order No. Ə220-001-14 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated 14.03.2014 was announced to internal affairs bodies in order to be guided in official activity. On the paragraph 3 (preparation of the new draft law regulating the rules of detention of administratively arrested persons): The new drafts of the “Provisional Statute on detention station for administratively arrested persons” and “Provisional Internal Disciplinary Rules in the detention station for the Administratively Arrested Persons” determining the rules of detention and safeguarding of the administratively arrested persons, rights and duties of staff members on service, also determining detention regime, their rights and duties, were worked out and affirmed. On the paragraph 5 (Adoption of relevant normative acts reflecting the provisions on use of devices of video-control installed in TDPs of police bodies, its application rules, at the same time, prevention of dissemination of records: According to the Article 36.2 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Individuals Kept in the Places of Detention” while carrying out the control over detained or arrested persons alongside with other measures video, electronic or other technical means can also be used. 57

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