1. INTRODUCTION Public access to KR detention facilities entirely hinges on the discretion of the facility’s administration, which has the right to permit or deny this access in accordance with legislation. This is why many NGOs visit detention facilities only once or occasionally, and unfortunately systematic monitoring covers institutions only in some regions. To a certain extent, this accounts for why detention facilities have not been investigated enough presently in terms of respecting human rights and liberties, including the right to freedom from torture and ill-treatment. Nonetheless, in view of violations detected and documented by nongovernmental organizations in the course of monitoring of some detention facilities, it may be concluded that the human rights situation at the country’s closed institutions remains critical. The need for large-scale research, including monitoring of temporary detention facilities (TDF) of internal affairs bodies (IAB) across the country, derives from the lack of summarised documented data on the human rights situation at each of these institutions given that the control over respect for human rights and liberties is ineffective today. This Report represents a summary of the findings from the monitoring of KR IAB TDFs conducted between 1 July and 30 November 2011 as part of the Addressing Torture in Kyrgyzstan Through Nationally Owned Human Rights Mechanisms Project, with financial support from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and OSCE field office in Osh, and with the proactive assistance from the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic with his Office. The Report is intended for government authorities and nongovernmental organizations, human rights defenders and other persons interested in the issues of observing human rights and liberties, and conditions at the country’s closed facilities in general, and IAB TDFs in particular. The Report formulates findings and recommendations on improving the procedure and conditions of the detention of persons suspected or accused of committing a crime and subjected to administrative arrest, as well as on performing the country’s obligations under the international human rights treaties. The first part of the Report lists recommendations for the Parliament, the Government and other relevant instruments. These recommendations were deduced from the summarised data obtained in the course of project implementation. Description of the project methodology, including general information on project goals, objectives, key components, and main activities undertaken as part of the project, is provided in the second part of the Report. The third part of the Report contains descriptions of findings from the monitoring of IAB TDFs including general statistics, both in the form of tables and diagrams, as well as the state of law enforcement’s practice regarding individual rules for the treatment of prisoners. Additional clarification, references to in-country legislation, and brief conclusions related to the analysis of the statistics are provided above and/or below the tables and diagrams. This part of the Report is also supplemented with examples borrowed from the observers’ reports. Descriptions of the project team’s activity on documenting cases of torture and ill-treatment detected in the course of monitoring, as well as descriptions of responses using national and international protection mechanisms is provided in the fourth part of this Report. The final part of the Report contains general information on the rehabilitation of torture and ill-treatment victims undertaken under the project. The Annexes to the Report contain additional documents related to the project.