Appendix 4 REGULATIONS49 of the Department for the Prevention of Torture of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan 1. General provisions 1.1. The Department for the Prevention of Torture of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter “Department”) is a structural unit to organize the activity of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter “Commissioner”) as the national preventive mechanism provided for by the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 1.2. The Department is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and international treaties the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party to, Constitutional Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Civil Service and other legislative acts, as well as, Regulations of the Office and regional centers of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commissioners’ orders, decrees and instructions, and these Regulations. 1.3. The Department sets up its activity on the basis of the principles of respect for human rights and freedoms, publicity, transparency, legality, justice, impartiality, humanism, and confidentiality. 1.4. The Department performs assigned duties directly or through mutual collaboration with the other structural units of the Commissioner’s Office. The Department cooperates with other state bodies, municipalities, and local, regional and international organizations when performing its duties and exercising its rights. 1.5. The Department includes the Visits Unit and the Legal Analysis and Reports Unit. 1.6. The Visits Unit performs the duties specified in Clauses 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.6, 3.1.8, and 3.1.9 hereof and exercises the rights provided for by Clause 4 hereof. 49 Approved by Decree No. 247 of 14 September 2012 of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan 62