The detainees received privately made no complaints on the treatment towards them by the TDP staff and detention conditions. During the visits it was revealed that there is a need in installation of boards enshrining in written the rights and duties of administratively arrested persons, as well as prisoners, improving provision of detainees with personal hygienic means and towels, bringing the quantity of stools in compliance with the number of detainees, closing of a part of walking place and improving the documentation. The issues were brought to the attention of TDP and DPO administration, discussions on their elimination were held and relevant recommendations were forwarded. The mentioned shortcomings are based on demands of the national legislation, also of several international documents. Thus, “if the persons deprived of liberty are unaware of their rights, the police should inform the arrested person about their rights with no delay and in understandable language. For provision of this, the police should systematically provide the arrested persons with the written forms enshrining properly their rights at the beginning of arrest.”14 From this standpoint absence of written boards enshrining the detainees’ rights and duties is a matter of concern. At the same time, according to the relevant standards on detention conditions, cell should be totally provided with leisure means (chair or benches fastened to floor), the persons have to spend a night under arrest should be provided with clean mattresses and cover.15 The purpose of the scheduled and ad-hoc visits held in Khatai DPO TDP was to investigate the detention conditions and treatment, ensuring rights of detainees in compliance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Ensuring the rights and freedoms of persons detained in the places of arrest” and Internal Disciplinary Rules in Temporary Detention Places, as well as monitoring the conduction of documentation. During the visits the detainees in the TDPs were held conversations individually by the NPG members, their applications were received and replied to, their rights and competences of the Ombudsman were explained; legal advices were given. Alongside with this, the documents confirming the legality of detention of those persons, also relating to the treatment and detention conditions were investigated, the TDP cells were visited, the documentation on nutrition, medical aid, walking, meetings, phone conversations, carrying out of cell and parcels was inspected; existing needs were learned as well. The detainees made no complaints on the treatment of the TDP staff towards them and on detention conditions. 14 The 2nd General Report on the CPT, CPT/Inf 2002, § 44. The 12th General Report on the CPT, CPT/İnf 2002, § 47. 15 18