Table of Contents
Foreword........................................................................................................... 3
Definitions and abbreviations used in the text .............................................. 8
Chapter 1.
The essence of the national preventive mechanism
for the prevention of torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and
its establishment in the Republic of Azerbaijan .................. 10
Chapter 2.
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman)
of the Republic of Azerbaijan as a national
preventive mechanism for the prevention of torture
and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment: mandate, legal and institutional
problems. ................................................................................. 15
Chapter 3.
The main directions of the activity of the
Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of
the Republic of Azerbaijan as a national preventive
mechanism for the prevention of torture and other
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment. ............................................................................ 30
3.1. Visits ......................................................................................................... 32
3.1.1. Establishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs .......................... 35
3.1.2. Establishments of the Penitentiary Service of the
Ministry of Justice .......................................................................... 44
3.1.3. Investigatory Isolator of the Ministry of National Security............. 64
3.1.4. Establishments of the Ministry of Defence...................................... 65
3.1.5. Establishments of the Ministry of Education................................... 69
3.1.6. Establishments of the Ministry of Health ........................................ 70
3.1.7. Establishments of the Ministry of Labour and Social
Protection of Population ................................................................. 77
3.2. Examination of appeals and information .................................................. 81
3.3. Scientific and analytical work................................................................... 87
3.4. Legal education work................................................................................ 92
3.5. International cooperation .......................................................................... 99
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