SECTION 2. The results of NMP operation in Ukraine Each special carriage has just one toilet unit for the convoyed and one such unit for the convoying personnel, which makes it impossible for the transported to make use of the toilet when they so need and in a clean and proper environment. The transported prisoners do not have permanent access to drinking water and receive no hot meals for lack of any cooking facilities. Since the prisoners are held in such conditions at much length (e.g. the “special route” from Vinnytsya to Cherkassy takes about 92 hours) this environment cannot be assessed otherwise than cruel and degrading treatment and punishment. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has as of 2000 recommended to the Government of Ukraine to improve the conditions of prisoners’ transportation. In its report on the visit to Ukraine in 2000 the CPT indicated the following: “130. Concerning rail transport, the delegation examined the facilities in 55 one of the special carriages used for transporting prisoners.  It had compartments measuring 2 and 3.5 m², with folding benches. The authorised capacity in the smaller compartments was six persons for journeys lasting not more than four hours, and four persons for longer journeys. In the larger 3.5 m² compartments, up to sixteen persons could be accommodated for short distances and twelve for long distances. The compartments had some access to natural light; however, ventilation was poor.  The toilets for prisoners were in a disgusting state, clogged with excrement, despite the fact that prisoners were due to board a few minutes later for a long journey. There were no arrangements to provide prisoners with food, even over long distances; as for drinking water, only a small container was provided to supply the prisoners throughout the journey.” In the opinion of CPT experts, “the manner in which prisoners are transported, particularly by train, is unacceptable, having regard inter alia to the material conditions and possible duration of travel. The CPT recommends that conditions of prisoners' transport in Ukraine be reviewed in the light of the foregoing remarks. As an immediate measure, it recommends that the Ukrainian authorities take steps to: – significantly reduce the maximum number of prisoners per compartment in a railway carriage: 3.5 m² compartments should never contain more than six persons, and 2 m² compartments never more than three persons; – ensure that during rail transport, prisoners are supplied with drinking water and that for long journeys, the necessary arrangements are made for them to be properly fed….