organized. One of such events was the methodological workshop on monitoring of places of detention by the NPM and development of reports, which was conducted by the Commissioner and OSCE Office in Baku. Representatives of the NPM V.Maharramov and V.Verdiyeva also successfully attended the round table on the topic of “Social Adaptation of Released Prisoners” held by the Public Union “Oversight of Places of Detention”. Head of the NPG V.Maharramov stressed that along with persons deprived of liberty, the rights of the persons released from penitentiary institutions were kept in focus, persons expected to be released shortly were listened to during preventive visits, and relevant measures were taken to resolve existing problems, and suggested that the construction of the shelters under the MLSPP should be accelerated, onetime monetary allowance should be provided on time to the persons released from sentence, ill persons released from sentence should be taken under control of civic hospitals, broader measures should be taken to raise awareness on the rights of prisoners and persons released from penitentiary institutions, and so on. The organization of legal education activities for the staff of the places of detention, as one of the main directions of the NPM’s legal education work, was continued in 2012 as well. At the Commissioner’s instruction, at different times, the NPM staff delivered lectures at the awareness raising events conducted by the relevant authorities, and courses organized for the students of the Police Academy of the MIA and Justice Academy of the MJ, as well as for new officers, and provided information on the requirements of the related international and national standards. Moreover, Head of the NPG V.Maharramov delivered a lecture on human rights for the officers, ranks and civil personnel of the MIA Head Security Office within the Month of Peace celebrated in the country on the Commissioner’s initiative on the occasion of 21 September – International Day of Peace. The promotion of the rights of persons receiving treatment in psychiatric institutions was particularly addressed within the conducted legal education work. In 2012 a series of regional deliberations dedicated to the problems observed in the field of psychiatrics were held in different regions of the country on the Commissioner’s initiative and with the participation of the Head Psychiatrist of the Republic, as well as training sessions on provision of medical service and treatment in compliance with international and European standards were organized for the doctors working in this sphere. At such events psychiatrists and other medical personnel were particularly recommended to treat psycho-neurological patients compassionately, according to the established norms of ethical conduct, approach them politely, learn and apply effective standards and relevant normative legal acts regulating the provision of care for and protection of 41