have been taken to provide medical services to detainees, create appropriate conditions for them to meet their relatives, as well as worship, and to solve the issues related to providing them with an access to a lawyer. Also, in order to ensure security in detention places, prevent possible emergencies, and enhance supervision over the activities of personnel serving in such establishments, the process of the installation of video surveillance equipment in the duty sections of the city and district police bodies is being continued. Persons brought to the police and held there are, through the boards posted in administrative buildings, provided with opportunities for familiarizing themselves with their rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, their rights and duties defined pursuant to international norms and the normative documents regulating the activities of the MIA in this field, as well as the essence of the Commissioner’s institution and how to apply to it. As already mentioned, the NPM conducted 294 visits in 2009 and 274 visits in 2010 to all places of detention of the MIA. Based on the summarization of the information collected during visits, it can be noted that overall situation, conditions of detention, as well as treatment of detainees have been satisfactorily organized in these establishments and in general, comply with standards. Along with the above mentioned, some facts were revealed during visits and necessary measures were taken afterwards. During the visit conducted to the Astara DPD TDP it was found out that the reports reflecting results of medical examinations in the facility had not been drawn up as required by the regulations in force. A corresponding report was prepared and recommendations for the elimination of the revealed deficiencies were submitted to the management of the establishment. During the visit conducted to the Gobustan DPD TDP it was found out that the administrative part of the DPD and the TDP were located in a building that met modern standards as it had been built newly and necessary conditions had been created for detainees. But it was revealed that there were no painkillers and other necessary medicines in the medical box intended for providing first aid to the detainees held in the establishment concerned. During the visit several deficiencies were observed in the organization of the work in the TDP 36