with minors. Conversations with minors take place in the office of the inspector in charge of minors. From the conversation with the shift manager and the inspector for minors, the NPM team was informed that until the moment of the visit they did not have a case of detention of a minor in the detention premises, but in exceptional situations when there is a need for a short conversation, this conversation is led exclusively by an inspector for minors, in the presence of a parent, a social worker, and a lawyer is called ex-officio. In that regard, the shift manager and the inspector for juveniles stated that they are satisfied with the cooperation with the Centre for Social Work. Sanitary node Within the Police Station Shtip there are separate toilets for the detained persons and for the employed officials. In the part where the detention rooms are located, there is a special toilet that is used exclusively by the detained persons. After the inspection of the toilet, the NPM did not notice any items that could be used for self-harm of the detained persons, but the hygiene was at a very low level. 2.8.2. Realization of the rights of the detained persons At the very entrance of the Police Station of general competence, Shtip, a poster was placed in a visible place, emphasizing the rights of the summoned, detained and detained persons in seven languages, and in a visible place in the hallway of the Police Station the Code of Police Ethics is placed. Information and lessons on the rights of the detained persons were displayed in the reception room (the shift manager’s office), in the office for conversation with detained persons, as well as in the detention section where the three detention rooms are located. At the entrance of the Police Station, a box of the Sector for Internal Affairs has been placed, where the citizens can file a complaint for the actions of the police officers during the execution of the police authorizations. The NPM team was informed by the commander and the shift manager of the police station that the detainees and persons deprived of liberty in the police station are also informed about the right to call a defence counsel, to inform a third party about their arrest, that is, deprivation of liberty, as well as the right to seek medical attention. In the conversation with the commander and the shift manager of the police station, NPM was informed that the Police Shtip has a separate budget of 1000.00 denars for food of the detained persons. www. ombudsman.mk 67