108 MONITORING OF CUSTODIAL SETTINGS IN UKRAINE – Okhtyrka social rehabilitation and vocational training school, Sumy Region; – Kharkiv social rehabilitation and general education school; – Yakushyntsi social rehabilitation and vocational training school, Vinnytsya Region; – Komyshuvaha social rehabilitation and general education school, Zaporizhzhya Region. The visits of institutions under the Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports revealed the following typical shortcomings: – premises of practically all visited institutions require capital repair (primarily - dormitories, shower rooms and toilets); the piping of heating systems has long outlived its resource; Photos: a shower room at the special boarding school of general education No. 2, Solomyansky District of Kyiv, 12.10.2012 – Photos: in a room at the special boarding school of general education No. 16, Svyatoshynsky District of Kyiv children have limited opportunities to exercise their right to freedom of expression and information; this pertains to complaints that may be lodged with care and custody authorities, prosecutor’s offices and other bodies in the sphere of protection of the rights of the child. In spite of the seeming simplicity of the procedure the children cannot resort to it mostly because of unawareness of own rights and absence of access to independent sources of legal assistance. Moreover, since violence often occurs through the fault of the institution’s director or other employee the children lose hope of any chance to restore fairness.