inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the Kyrgyz Republic. Development and promotion of all other forms of cooperation in order to consolidate efforts aimed to combat torture and ill-treatment. Provision of the necessary support by the State for effective operation of the National Centre for the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Exclusion of any form of obstruction of the activities of the National Centre. CONCLUSIONS ■ In the draft Criminal Code, there is no rule providing liability for obstructing the activities of the National Centre for the Prevention of Torture; ■ The Penal Execution Code addresses only convicted persons, but accused, suspects and defendants are also contained in pre-trial detention centers of the SSEP. TO THE JOGORKU KENESH OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Recommendations ● To include in the draft Criminal Code, responsibility of persons or parties for obstructing the activities of the National Centre for the Prevention of Torture; ● To amend the PEC, providing regulations for the execution of sentences and the treatment of convicted persons, as well as treatment of the accused, suspects and defendants; ● To add to the Law “On the Procedure and Conditions of Detention of detainees, suspects and defendants,” amendments establishing an absolute ban on censorship of correspondence of persons held in custody addressed to defense lawyer, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh, Akyikatchy (Ombudsman), the National Centre for the Prevention of Torture, as well as international human rights bodies; ● To amend the Law "On normative legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic" with additions requiring the initiators of legislation to send draft regulations on ensuring the constitutional right to freedom of citizens against torture and other inhuman, cruel or degrading treatment or punishment to the National Centre for the comment. Conclusions ■ General conditions of detention in many places of detention and restrictions of freedom lead to inhuman and degrading treatment. TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Recommendations ● To ensure transparency of selection, spending and reporting of budget funds to improve conditions of the TDF of the MoI, as well as the PDF of the SSEP; 8 | Annual Report 2014