rights of patients, and strictly follow the sanitary norms. The Commissioner has stated that it is necessary to translate the above mentioned standards into Azerbaijani, hold awareness raising seminars in the field, publish relevant convention and laws in the format of a handbook, develop, disseminate, and ensure mastering of legal publications on the rights of medical personnel and patients, and conduct training sessions to increase professional capacity of doctors. At the round table arranged within the framework of this work at the Mental Health Center the Commissioner’s representatives Y.Jafarova and M.Mammadov took part and delivering speech, stressed that the NPM kept psychiatric hospitals and mental dispensaries in the center of attention and such events created opportunities for communicating mental health issues to the general public. It should also be mentioned that in 2012 the Commissioner’s regional centers also continuously conducted legal education work with regard to the NPM activity, held numerous seminars and meetings, provided information to the population and relevant bodies on the requirements of the OPCAT and the activity of the Azerbaijani NPM, and published related articles in different regional newspapers. 42