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The OSCE Office in Baku organized a roundtable discussion on the protection of human rights in the place of deprivation of liberty.

The office reported that one-day event, which took place on 27 December, focused on the results of the detention monitoring activities carried out by the Office and its implementing partner in 2012 and 2013 and follow-up recommendations.

"The Office monitors conditions of detention in the places of deprivation of liberty to increase compliance with the rights of detainees in line with OSCE commitments and other international standards," said Patricia Faltusova, Deputy Head of the Rule of Law and Human Rights Unit at the OSCE Office in Baku. "We are ready to work with the stakeholders to support ongoing reforms in this area to tackle the remaining challenges."

The representatives from the Interior Ministry, Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Service, Parliament, Ombudsman's Office, civil society and international organizations shared their observations and discussed recommendations on ways of improving the protection of human rights in the places of deprivation of liberty. They emphasized importance of continuous development of the legislative framework and application of relevant domestic legislation in the area of arrest, detention and imprisonment.