CONSOLIDATED REPORT government to take measures to close the colonies located far from the regional centers. This step could solve a whole range of problems in the penitentiary system such as: shortage of medical and general personnel, communication with relatives and human rights activists. NPM members pointed out the poor library fund of institutions, a meager diet, and the dilapidated bed linens and mattresses. There are no sports facilities in nearly all of the institutions. Special attention should be paid to the most vulnerable category of disabled prisoners. Kazakhstan ratified the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Republic has introduced norms in the national legislation that allow persons with disabilities to use social services and an individual rehabilitation programs. During the 116th session (March 2017), the UN Human Rights Committee rendered a decision on Suleimenov v. Kazakhstan case (communication 19 No. 2146/2012), which recognized that the maintenance of persons with disabilities in unadapted prisons constituted a violation of Art. 10 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (violation of the right to humane treatment and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person). The Nelson Mandela Rules state that “In order for the principle of non-discrimination to be put into practice, prison administrations shall take account of the individual needs of prisoners, in particular the most vulnerable categories in prison settings. Measures to protect and promote the rights of prisoners with special needs are required and shall not be regarded as discriminatory.” Many violations of the rights of this vulnerable group of convicts were revealed in the process of monitoring at penitentiary institutions. For example, in OV-156/2, OV156/3, OV-156/14, IC-167/2, ОV-156/15, ETS-164/1, ЕTS-164/8, ЕTS-164/4, ЕC-