(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
Members of the Ombudsman's National Preventive Group against
Torture (NPG) met without prior notification with Armenian
nationals, convicted for criminal acts in Azerbaijan's liberated
territories, Azernews reports.
The meeting, carried out under the instructions of Human Rights
Commissioner Sabina Aliyeva, was held to investigate conditions of
detention, treatment to ensure the rights of detainees.
The meeting was organized in accordance with Optional Protocol
to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) and the Constitutional
Law 'On Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of
Azerbaijan'.
In the course of the interviews held during the confidential
meetings, it was found out that each of the convicts was provided
with telephone calls, correspondence, contact with family members,
means for getting information (TV, publications), and medical care.
The received persons have not complained about the conditions of
detention or treatment.
During the monitoring, it was observed that those persons are
treated in compliance with the norms of international law, without
any discrimination, and their rights, as well as the necessary
medical and psychological services, are ensured accordingly.
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