E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.2 page 5 14. Recommendation (f) stated: Given the numerous reports of inadequate legal counsel provided by State-appointed lawyers, measures should be taken to improve legal aid services. 15. According to information received from NGOs, the ratio of criminal defence lawyers to population is amongst the lowest in the world. This has a serious impact on the provision of legal aid services. Only lawyers who have been admitted to the Collegiums of Advocates are entitled to act as criminal defence lawyers. However, only about 350 lawyers have been admitted to the Collegiums of Advocates, with the vast majority of these being based in the capital. The new Law on Advocates, which was designed to increase the number of lawyers admitted to a newly constituted Collegiums of Advocates came into effect in August 2004. However, the law has been interpreted in a narrow manner and very few new members have actually been admitted. In addition, the rate of remuneration for legal aid services is extremely low at 1,500 manat per hour. This is equivalent to approximately US$ 0.30. Furthermore, in many cases the Government fails to pay legal aid fees to advocates that carry out legal aid services. 16. Recommendation (g) stated: Video and audio taping of proceedings in police interrogation rooms should be considered. 17. Recommendation (h) stated: Given the numerous situations in which persons deprived of their liberty were not aware of their rights, public awareness campaigns on basic human rights, in particular on police powers, should be considered. 18. Recommendation (i) stated: The Government should give urgent consideration to discontinuing the use of the detention centre of the Ministry of National Security, preferably for all purposes, or at least reducing its status to that of a temporary detention facility. 19. Recommendation (j) stated: The Special Rapporteur welcomes the continuation of the provision of advisory services by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; he notes that the publication in the Professional Training Series entitled Human Rights and Law Enforcement: A Manual on Human Rights Training for the Police has been translated into Azeri; accordingly, the Government is invited to give favourable consideration to putting emphasis, in the technical cooperation programme, on training activities for the police and possibly investigators of the Ministry of National Security once recommendation (i) has been implemented. 20. Recommendation (k) stated: The Government should also consider requesting advisory services from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding training activities for officials from the General Prosecutor’s Office. 21. Recommendation (l) stated: The Government is invited to consider favourably making the declaration provided for in article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, whereby the Committee against Torture could receive individual complaints from persons alleging non-compliance with the terms of the Convention. It is also invited similarly to consider