3.1.1. Establishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
The MIA has 119 temporary detention places that fall under the
jurisdiction of the NPM. These places include the Office for Combating
Trafficking in Human Beings, Head Office for Combating Organized Crime,
Head Transport Police Office, Baku City Head Police Office Detention
Facility for Administrative Offenders, Baku City Head Police Office Isolation
Centre for Minors, Investigation Centre of the Department for Combating
Illegal Migration of the Head Office for Passport, Registration and Migration,
district police offices, police stations and temporary detention isolators (see
Appendix 1).
As regards the situation in the establishments concerned, it should be noted
that necessary actions have been taken by the above mentioned ministry to
reconstruct the temporary detention places of police bodies in line with
modern standards, numerous TDPs have been rebuilt in line with modern
requirements and majority of them have been entirely renovated in order to
bring conditions in temporary detention places in conformity with
international norms and standards and safeguard the rights of detainees. A new
administrative building for the Detention Facility for Administrative Offenders
and Isolation Centre for Minors of the Baku City Head Police Office, as well
as new TDPs for Khazar, Gusar, Goygol and Lerik district police bodies have
been built and put into use. The construction of new TDPs for Nasimi,
Sabunchu, Absheron, Samux, Hajigabul, Guba and Tovuz district police
bodies is being finalized.
In order to satisfy social, medical and other necessary demands of
detainees, special attention has been paid to providing temporary detention
places with sanitary facilities, interrogation, visit, medical, worship and other
auxiliary rooms and it has been ensured that conditions meet modern
standards.
Most TDPs have been provided with modern alarm and security systems,
video surveillance equipment has been installed in most police bodies to
increase supervision over the behaviour of detainees and this process is being
continued. Beddings, beds and furniture have been renewed in all TDPs,
rooms have been provided with necessary equipment, and necessary measures
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