28 MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS IN UKRAINE active participation of the civic society (AIM). The algorithms of monitoring visits to custodial settings of the State Penitentiary Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Security Service of Ukraine and Ministry of Social Policies are presently under finalization. It is noteworthy that NGOs and their activities play a key role in the selection and training of custodial setting visitors. In September – October 2012 KhISR and AIM jointly with NPM Department carried out three trainings for these purposes. The training agenda embraced the regulations for custodial settings monitoring, the administrative arrangements for such monitoring and its ethical aspects. Trainings got together over 50 participants from all parts of Ukraine. Some trainees represented human rights organizations – both all-national and regional (including AUMRHR, La - Strada International Women’s Rights Center, Women’s Consortium of Ukraine, etc.). By early 2013 nearly 30 attendants of these trainings began to participate in the monitoring activities in their regions. Apart from that, UNDP and the civic effort helped to conduct the first training for NPM Department staff on NPM characteristics under OPCAT requirements. The training was attended by an expert of the UNCAT Subcommittee on Prevention and KhISR experts. Delegates discussed formats and algorithms of monitoring visits, particular aspects of communication during such visits, preparatory arrangements for visits of custodial settings and the matters of making and publication of monitoring reports. The civic sector’s area of responsibility also includes, to some extent, elaboration and publication of various teaching and informational materials promoting gradual deployment of NPM activities in Ukraine. In 2012 KhISR compiled and published the Catalogue of custodial settings of the social sphere in Ukraine. This publication contained all data for making monitoring visits to over two thousand institutions under the Ministry of Social Policy, Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports and Ministry of Health Care, with precise names, specializations, locations, scheduled and current occupancies, and contacts. The catalogue will be of much use to all civic activists involved in the monitoring of custodial settings. KhISR experts also developed a leaflet and a brochure explaining the key ideas of the NPM, with a brief description of issues existing in custodial settings and other information intended to involve more volunteers into monitoring visits. One should also note the substantial NGO effort in the discussion of issues of custodial settings and NPM. On November 15-16, 2012 Odessa hosted the Fourth Eastern European Conference on NPM, organized by KhISR with the support of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine and organiza-