CONSOLIDATED REPORT dated July 26, 2017 states that: “Parcels are not accepted and returned to the visitor in the following cases: persons convoyed by transit” - end of quotation. In practice, this restriction is spread by DC officers in relation to persons who are in an institution on an extradition. By the meaning of the quoted regulation, it refers to the transit of prisoners across Kazakhstan, and not to the transit on extradition to another state. In this case, the rights of persons arrested on extradition are simply violated, and this issue requires a legislative decision or clarification of the Prosecutor General of RoK. Recommendations: 1. The administration of pre-trial detention center needs to ensure the constitutional right of prisoners to qualified legal assistance. 1. It is necessary to define legally and clearly the concept and status of transit persons held in 95 detention centers of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Right to file complaints, suggestions, petitions Conclusions: Visits by NPM members to pre-trial detention center in 2018 showed that the formal procedure for submitting complaints, proposals, petitions, almost in all visited institutions is observed. However, the level of trust in this channel for the protection of prisoners’ rights is not very high. Despite the fact that everywhere there are mailboxes for complaints, the addressees are indicated, but as NPM members note, the complaint mechanism does not work, the rights of the suspects and the accused are being violated everywhere. Many detained persons do not believe in the effectiveness of NPM, prosecutors and, accordingly, do not write complaints. When visiting, NPM members should often have personal meetings with prisoners and, if their rights are violated, immediately collect their petitions.

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