SECTION 2. applications alleging unlawful actions of special units and relevant strong reverberations in the human rights community it was recommended, in order to ensure the constitutional rights to life, security of person and proper treatment during custody at penitentiary institutions, to take action to cease the operation of special purpose units in the structure of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine until a final decision on the legal and regulatory grounds of their activity. As a result of measures taken the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine drafted Provisions on the territorial (inter-regional) militarized unit of SPSU and approved this regulation by Order of July 3, 2007, No. 1325/ 5; • regarding elimination of violations of the legislation during provision of medical assistance to prisoners at health care institutions (of January 25, 2013) This submission sought proper respect of the lawful interests of persons taken into custody and convicted prisoners who receive medical assistance at health care institutions and immediate relevant actions for harmonization of the regulations of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on the operation of SPSU with standards of the international and national legislation in the sphere of human rights and freedoms. In order to eliminate such violations the Ministry prepared a draft of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine” (with regard to the use of electronic means of supervision of prisoners) and drafted the Joint Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine “On approval of the Instructions on temporary holding and guarding of persons taken into custody and convicted prisoners during their stay at state and 101 communal health care institutions” and the Order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on approval of the List of technical means of supervision and control used in settings for convicted prisoners and persons taken custody and on the Procedure of the use of technical means of supervision and control in settings for convicted prisoners and persons taken custody; • regarding elimination of violations of the lawful rights and freedoms of women serving sentences in Seleznivka penitentiary (No. 143) (of November 11, 2013) The monitoring visit to Seleznivka penitentiary (No. 143) revealed numerous violations of the rights and freedoms of female prisoners that may amount to cruel or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, the institution failed to provide for detention conditions as prescribed by law, does not grant prisoners their right to telephone calls, does not properly arrange for prisoners’ purchasing of foods and other essentials; the administration of the institution has also failed to take sufficient measures to grant prisoners’ right to health care (the penitentiary has no medical unit at all). In order to ensure the respect of the lawful rights of female prisoners serving sentences in Seleznivka penitentiary (No. 143) the Luhansk Territorial Department of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine was recommended to take immediate action for bringing the penitentiary procedures and conditions at the institution into accordance with the requirements of the Criminal Enforcement Code of Ukraine and the international standards in the sphere of human rights and freedoms. Moreover, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine received a summary of the