CONTENTS
Foreword........................................................................................................4
Definitions and Abbreviations Used in the Text............................................5
CHAPTER 1. MANDATE OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE
MECHANISM BASED ON THE OPCAT................................................7
1.1. Requirements of the OPCAT...................................................................7
1.2. National legislation.................................................................................8
1.3. Directions of the activity of the NPM....................................................10
CHAPTER 2. ACTIVITY OF THE NPM AND
PREVENTIVE VISITS………………………..........................................12
2.1. Organization of preventive visits...........................................................12
2.1.1. Scheduled visits...................................................................................12
2.1.2. Ad-hoc visits........................................................................................13
2.2. Conducting visits...................................................................................13
2.2.1. Institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs....................................16
2.2.2.Institutions of the Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Service.................22
2.2.3. Institutions of the State SecurityService.............................................37
2.2.4. Institutions of the Ministry of Defense................................................38
2.2.5. Institutions of the State Migration Service.........................................39
2.2.6. Institutions of the Ministry of Health..................................................44
2.2.7. Institutions of the Ministry of Education............................................49
2.2.9. The institutions of local executive power bodies................................52
CHAPTER 3. Legal Analysis.....................................................................56
CHAPTER 4. Legal Awareness.................................................................66
CHAPTER 5. Public affairs and International Cooperation.................71
CHAPTER 6.Outcomes and Recommendations.....................................78
Appendix 1. Statistical data..........................................................................85
Appendix 2.Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment..................88
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