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................33
2.2.3. Institutions of the State Security Service............................................45
2.2.4. Institutions of the Ministry of Defense...............................................47
2.2.5. Institutions of the State Migration Service.........................................48
2.2.6. Institutions of the Ministry of Health.................................................53
2.2.7. Institutions of the Ministry of Education............................................59
2.2.8. Institutions of local executive power bodies......................................62
CHAPTER 3. Legal Analysis.....................................................................67
CHAPTER 4. Legal Awareness.................................................................77
CHAPTER 5. Public affairs and International Cooperation.................81
CHAPTER 6.Outcomes and Recommendations.....................................88
Appendix 1. Statistical data..........................................................................92
Appendix 2. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment..................95
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