CHAPTER 2. MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION IN THE ZONE OF THE ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION IN EASTERN UKRAINE The Commissioner for Human Rights conducts monitoring of observance of the rights and freedoms of persons in places of detention in the ATO territory both through dialogue with relevant state authorities, and also through direct visits to these institutions (including in the framework of the national preventive mechanism), telephone interviews with heads of institutions, information from representatives of central executive authorities, local governance, international, voluntary and human rights organizations, and analysis of complaints, statements and information in the media. In particular, on 26 and 30 September 2014 the Commissioner for Human Rights initiated working meetings and inter-agency meeting with representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the State Penitentiary Service, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Ministry of Education and Science. The meetings included discussion of issues related to safeguarding human rights in penitentiary facilities of different format on the territories not subject to control by Ukrainian government in Eastern Ukraine. The Commissioner for Human Rights has repeatedly drew attention of the said authorities to the need for urgent radical measures for evacuation of population outside of the armed conflict territory, particularly, for most vulnerable groups of population and persons in penitentiary institutions and remand prisons. In addition, personal responsibility of the leadership of relevant authorities for the life and health of citizens on the territory of antiterrorist operation in the East of Ukraine, was highlighted, The following institutions were visited in Luhansk region during 2014: Kreminna general education boarding school of I-II tiers; Kreminna regional general education health care boarding school; Kreminna regional specialized general education boarding school; Novoaydar general education health care boarding school for children with respiratory diseases; Starobilsk neuropsychiatric residence; Starobilsk remand prison; Teple neuropsychiatric residence. In Donetsk region: Artemivsk penitentiary facility (#6); Artemivsk central district hospital #2; Artemivsk neuropsychiatric residence; Dzerzhynsk general education boarding school #1; Kramatorsk general education health care boarding school of І–ІІ tiers for children with minor and declining forms of tuberculosis; 17