Ombudsman monitored Naftalan City Police Department Temporary Detention Place

The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva has conducted an unannounced visit to Naftalan Police Department Temporary Detention Place.

The objective of the visit, conducted under the OPCAT and the Constitutional Law on the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, was to monitor the detention conditions and treatment standards and ensuring the compliance of the rights of persons deprived of liberty with internal disciplinary rules and international standards.

During the monitoring, the cells, kitchen, medical and worship rooms, the walking area, as well as organization of the medical service, nutrition, parcel service, the current situation related to walking, visitation and phone calls have been monitored. 

The Ombudsman had talked in private to an administratively arrested person detained in the facility to investigate the detention conditions and treatment issues. Also, the situation of ensuring his rights was investigated on the spot.

At the end of the monitoring, the awareness talks were carried out with the facility administration and recommendations were put forward to ensure strict COVID-19 test of those, who are taken under custody and to provide them with disinfectants.