Bilajari Guardroom of the Military Police of Baku Garrison was visited by the NPG in order to monitor custody conditions and treatment, including the state of ensuring the rights of military servicemen. 42 In the course of the visit the relevant documentation, all establishments, including cells, administrative rooms, canteen, bath in the premises of the garrison, as well as the access to drinking cold and hot water, healthcare service, walking were monitored. Military prisoners had all opportunities in the garrison. NPG members held a private meeting with the military prisoners confined in the garrison, but they did not complained of the detention conditions and treatment in the facility. It was held a legal awareness for them and explained the Ombudsman’s competences. The visit concluded with the meeting of the administration, which was given appropriate suggestions in the line with national and international laws, including the relevant Constitutional Law, also the military staff have been undergone legal training. . 2.2.5. Institutions of the State Migration Service Under the jurisdiction of the NPM, there are two detention institutions under the State Migration Service, which person is not permitted to leave at will 43 and NPG held 3 visits to those institutions under the OPCAT requirements in a year.44 The purpose of the visit to Baku city Detention Center for Irregular Migrants was to investigate the detention conditions, treatment of detainees, quality of healthcare service, food ration, and the organization of their leisure. The cells where persons are placed voluntarily were monitored and confidential meetings were held with each of three persons placed there, and their rights and Ombudsman’s competences have been explained to them. Although none of the three persons, one of who was a national of the Russian Federation, and two others nationals of Ukraine had any complaint, it were revealed some deficiencies in the relevant documentation and healthcare service to them. Hence, pursuant to Article 83 of the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, aliens and stateless persons must submit an application to relevant executive body in order to be placed voluntarily in the Center and attach the document certifying identity (if available) to the application. By processing application the relevant executive authority makes decision about the placement of person in the Center or refusal from this. However, while 42 See the link http://az.apa.az/news/408004?keywords=milli+preventiv See Annex 1, Diagram 1 44 See Annex 1, Diagram 3 43 46

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