accused persons are detained, rules of detention of persons held in those establishments, their rights and duties, and their legitimate interests are still regulated by the regulations (as well as temporary regulations) approved by the relevant ministries. And that, in its turn, along with causing some problems in practice, impedes the improvement of the conditions of guaranteeing the human rights of detainees, as well as those of their relatives. The above mentioned cases have been recorded both during the activities carried out by the Commissioner as the NPM and during the analysis and generalization of the outcomes of various events organized by the Commissioner’s institution. When speaking about the scientific and analytical work conducted by the NPM, it should also be mentioned that in order to prevent the violations revealed during visits or during the investigation of applications and complaints in the Office and eliminate the reasons and conditions that cause them, proposals and recommendations have been regularly prepared and have been submitted to the superior body of the relevant institutions with the requirement to provide information on the results of their implementation. Along with thoroughly responding to numerous inquiries received from various sources with regard to the Commissioner’s NPM activities, the preparation of a relevant reference pursuant to the questions that would be examined during the presentation of the third periodic report of Azerbaijan at the 43rd session of the UN Committee against Torture and its submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan have been organized. The finalization of the scientific and analytical work performed in the role of the NPM has been the preparation of the present report which includes the analysis of the state of organization of the activities and experience in the field of torture prevention, summarization of the outcomes of the undertaken activities, relevant statistics, and proposals and recommendations. During the preparation of the report it caused difficulties to conduct the analysis of the complaints and other information received by the NPM in 2009-2010 because no special structural unit was functioning in the Office. 91