CHAPTER 6. PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The general analysis of the performed activities justifies the statement that the establishment of the NPM has greatly contributed to the improvement of the capacity for torture prevention in the country. The improvements observed in the following directions should be particularly mentioned: - liberalization of the legislation – making it more humanized; - improvement in treatment of detainees; - advancement of the conditions in the places which detainees are not permitted to leave at will. The activities performed and achievements made in 2012 are more thoroughly reflected in the relevant parts of the present report. Along with the above mentioned, the conducted analyses have produced the below elaborated proposals and recommendations. To improve the legislation: 1) Enhance the sanction provided by the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the interference with the legitimate activities of the Commissioner; 2) Specify responsibility in the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the interference with the legitimate activities of the NPG; 3) Stipulate in the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of the Individuals Held in Detention Facilities, dated 22 May 2012, that it is inadmissible to censor correspondence with the NPG; 4) Stipulate in the Sample Regulations of Open and Closed Special Correctional Institutions, approved by Decision No. 65 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 13 May 2003, that it is inadmissible to censor correspondence with the NPG; 5) Accelerate the approval by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Internal Disciplinary Rules in Detention Facilities developed by the MJ; 6) Amend Clause 30.2 of the IDR to allow close relatives serving their sentences in different penitentiary institutions to meet with each other; 7) Repeal Clause 35.3 of the IDR that determines the time of meetings through dividing the number of meetings of the same type granted to an inmate within a year by twelve months; 46