3 CONTENTS SECTION 1. IMPLEMENATION OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM IN UKRAINE: SPECIFIC FEATURES ....................................................................................... 5 1.1. Background information on NPM in Ukraine .......................................................................................................5 1.1.1. UKRAINE’S OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.2. SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE “OMBUDSMAN +”NPM FORMAT IN UKRAINE ..................................... 6 1.1.3. THE ROLE OF NGOs IN NPM IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................12 1.2. Key indicators of the NPM operation in Ukraine in 2013 ............................................................................. 18 SECTION 2. MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS: FINDINGS, BY MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES ......................................................................................................................... 27 2.1. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine ................ 27 2.2. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine ................. 60 2.3. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the State Border Service of Ukraine ......................... 103 2.4. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the State Migration Service ........................................ 108 2.5. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the Ministry of Defense ............................................... 110 2.6. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the State Court Administration of Ukraine ............ 116 2.7. Results of monitoring of institutions of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine ........... 119 2.8. Results of monitoring of custodial settings of the Ministry of Social Policy ........................................ 138 2.9. Results of monitoring of custodial settings under the Ministry of Health Care ................................. 157 SECTION 3. RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPOVEMENTS OF THE SITUATION WITH THE RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (BASED ON THE RESULTS OF MONITORING IN 2013) ... 173 3.1. For the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. .................................................................................................................. 173 3.2. For the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: ........................................................................................................... 176 3.3. For the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: ............................................................................................... 177 3.4. For the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine: ................................................................................................ 181 3.5. For the State Border Service of Ukraine: .......................................................................................................... 182 3.6. For the State Migration Service of Ukraine: .................................................................................................... 183 3.7. For the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: ............................................................................................................ 183 3.8. For the State Court Administration of Ukraine: ............................................................................................. 184 3.9. For the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine: ............................................................................... 185 3.10. For the Ministry of Social Policies of Ukraine: .............................................................................................. 186 3.11. For the Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine: ................................................................................................. 187 Annex 1 ............................................................................................................................ 189 Annex 2 ............................................................................................................................ 187