During the visits conducted to the relevant establishments of the MH, along with some positive changes and innovations observed, several serious deficiencies, shortcomings, and breaches of law were noted as well. During the visit carried out to the Forensic-Psychiatric Examination Centre it was discovered that the building of the centre had newly been put into operation and the conditions complied with modern standards. During the interview conducted with 17 persons held in the Centre they stated that they were satisfied with the detention conditions and treatment by the personnel of the Centre and they were not subjected to any torture and ill-treatment. During the visit carried out to Republic Psychiatric Hospital No.1 it was discovered that there were 1400 patients, out of them 187 were persons in whose respect compulsory medical treatment had been ordered by the decision of the court. It is estimable that a new canteen, boiling-house, laundry and bathroom have been built, put into operation and provided with necessary equipment. During the examination of various units intended for patients held in general practice it was observed that there was overcrowding, unsatisfactory conditions for living and treatment, insanitation, weak illumination, and unsatisfactory ventilation in the buildings of the hospital. In Units No.5 and 6 and in the Unit intended for the elderly, patients were lying on the beds put in the corridors of the hospital. The sanitary facilities were completely unfit. It was noticed that the number of the dining tables intended for patients’ nutrition was few and no conditions had been provided for leisure activities of persons receiving treatment in the establishment. More miserable conditions were observed in the isolating rooms of those units. Those rooms had just entrance doors and no windows for lighting and ventilation and were highly humid. During the examination of the isolating room of Unit No.5 patients A.I. and S.K were found lying on the beds that had no legs and were placed directly on the floor. The walls of the room were dirty and the floor was rotten or broken. Those patients had been kept there for a long time without being taken out to get fresh air. It should also be mentioned that because there were no sanitary facilities in the room, the patients were providing their physical needs using the bucket placed in one corner of the room. 71