together with the OSCE Office in Baku and OSCE-ODIHR for the employees of the Commissioner’s Office and regional centres on 25-26 November 2009 served this aim. The seminar was attended by governmental bodies, representatives of NGOs and international organizations, well-known international experts and mass media representatives as well. During the exchange of views held on the issues presented for discussion at the event several productive proposals were made and valuable recommendations were provided based on best practices. Another event of this type was the methodical training on monitoring places of detention held for the members of the NPM Group on 25-26 May 2010 by the support of the above mentioned international organizations. The employees of the Commissioner’s regional centres and law-enforcement bodies, members of the Public Committee that ensures the involvement of the community in the rehabilitation of convicts and exercises public control over the operation of penitentiary institutions under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan and representatives of other NGOs were also involved in the event. At the training E.Svanidze, former member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, international expert on monitoring, made speeches on “Concept of Monitoring Places of Detention” and “Monitoring Visit in Practice”, L.Huseynov, member of the same Committee, Department Head in the Office of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan delivered a speech on “International and National Standards on Detention”, E.Steinerte, Professor of the University of Bristol, gave a speech on “Preventive Nature of NPMs”, and V.Maharramov and R.T.Samadov, members of the NPM Group, delivered speeches on “Azerbaijan Ombudsman’s Experience in Monitoring Places of Detention” and “Detained Minors: Detention Conditions and Key Rights” respectively and exchanged views with the participants. Among the conducted events the conference on “Strengthening the Commissioner’s Role as the National Preventive Mechanism in Azerbaijan” held in the building of the Parliament of the country on 24 May 2010 with the joint organization of the Commissioner’s institution, Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, OSCE Office in Baku and OSCE-ODIHR should be particularly stressed. The conference was attended by the deputies of the Milli 96