CONSOLIDATED REPORT “there are no sinks and water closets (WC) in the cells, the suspects and accused are conveyed to the toilet and for hygienic procedures (washing, brushing teeth) twice a day; they are given 2 plastic buckets to relieve themselves”; “Because of the lack of WCs in the cells, they smelt bad”; “The shared toilet is not divided by partitions”; “The tiles in the shower-room require replacement.” The NPM members in Almaty note that relatives of remand detainees are ready to purchase portable toilets for the PTDC at their own expense, but the administration of the institution has so far turned down this assistance. Although the availability of portable toilets in the cells, would at least partially solve the problem of inmates’ relieving themselves. In accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the suspects and accused should be kept in the premises, based on the norm of sanitary area per person 85 not less than two and a half square meters. The NPM members say that “in some PTDC cells in Astana, these standards are not complied with (in cells 10 and 8 there are 4 individual beds, the cells are very tight), the PTDC NSC RK cell dimensions are no more than 6-8 square meters.” In the PTDC cells of Astana city “Para. 5.4.2.9.2. of the Sanitary Standards of the Republic of Kazakhstan SS RK 3.02-24-2014 is not complied with, according to which all of the equipment in the cells (beds, tables, benches and stools, etc.) must be securely attached to the floor or walls by welding them to pre-installed embedded fittings. The sharp corners of the cell equipment should be rounded. For example, stools have sharp angles and are not fixed to the floor by welding them to pre-installed embedded fittings.” The PTDC NSC RK in Astana does not comply with Paras. 5.4.2.9.3-5.4.2.9.4 of SS RK 3.02-24-2014,