- Homes for Children with Disabilities - 5 facilities;
- Homes for elderly people with mental disorders, dementia and mental retardation - 11 facilities.
Subject to inspection were: degrading, cruel or inhuman treatment, isolation, restrictions, use of
force, procedures for submission of complaints and signals, disciplinary procedures, food, lighting
and ventilation, personal hygiene, sanitation facilities, accommodation and overcrowding, access
to medical care, specific health services for women and children, specific health services for
mentally ill; contacts with the outside world, exercise of religion, education and training.
The emphasis in achieving independent control over the closed institutions and the state of human
rights in facilities follow the problems reflected in the reports of the Committee for the Prevention
of Torture (CPT) and the findings in numerous decisions of the European Court of Human Rights
(ECHR) .
Every inspection ends with a report containing the findings, conclusions and particular
recommendations to the authorities in charge.
Recommendations and their implementation
The report of the NPM in 2012 have made 253 recommendations.
Recommendations made depending on the bodies
Number
recommendations
54
50
101
15
3
3
4
6
2
5
4
5
of
Body
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
State Agency for Child Protection
Batak Municipality
Panagyurishte Municipality
September Municipality
Vratsa Municipality
Roman Municipality
Byala Slatina Municipality
Borovan Municipality
Blagoevgrad Municipality
Home for childred deprived of parental care
“Petar Dimitrov” – village of Parvomay
1
Total:
253
Out of the recommendations made, 135 have been met, 24 are non-executed, 16 are nonexecuted due to the lack of funds, 2 are non-executed due to the lack of buildings, and 76 of the
recommendations have not been responded by the relevant institutions.
5 Annual Report of the National Preventive Mechanism |
OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
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