In the annual reports of the Ombudsman and her applications addressed to relevant state authorities, proposals for restoration of manufacturing sites existed at detention facilities and establishment of new manufacturing sites equipped with modern equipment were made. The Ombudsman considers that the mentioned actions may enable improvement of prisoners, their professional training and ultimately, their socialization, and payment of their debts arising from civil claims, including alimonies, and material support of them to their families. Although submission of an adequate warrant through the lawyers of arrested and detained persons in 2017 at police bodies, posing of obstructions for their meetings were observed in some cases. Among these, the Main against Organized Crime Department, Sumgayit City Police Office and Shirvan City Police Office may be noted49. According to the Ombudsman, in general, there are still some faults in provision of imprisoned persons with a quality legal aid. Applications lodged to the Ombudsman in relation to negligent attitude of lawyers funded from the government budget to their duties in a number of instances provide grounds to say this. In this regard, the processes observed with accompaniment of reforms in the work of the Bar Association of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the end of the previous year are appreciated. The Ombudsman thinks that the number of lawyers also important and there is a need to increase this number in the country, particular in the regions. Faults related to keeping of records and to logbooks in practice at temporary detentions (TDP’s) and police officers are still faced quite a bit. CPT considers that if united registration covering all actions taken on registration of each arrested individual, all aspects of detention and on arrested individuals is kept, key remedies for individuals arrested by police would be strengthened and in its turn, the work of police would be significantly facilitated50. Among police offices with observed faults in keeping records, those of Oguz, Khachmaz, Gazakh, Tovuz, Akstafa and Yevlakh regions may be mentioned. Also, it is important to provide individuals detained in TDP with qualified medicines if needed in the context of their right to health. Medicines with expired dates are still met in TDP in some cases. 49 http://gozetci.az/article/index/8092 CPT,GR”,paraqraf 40 50 62

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