Baku/17.08.22/Turan: Members of the National Preventive Group (NPG) - Prevention of Torture under the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan visited one of the temporary detention centers. This is stated in the press service of the Ombudsman's office.
The purpose of the visit was to investigate conditions of detention of Armenian citizens convicted of crimes in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan after the signing of the trilateral declaration of November 10, 2020 on the cessation of hostilities.
It was established during confidential meetings that each of the convicts is provided with telephone conversations, correspondence, contacts with family members, information opportunities (television, publications) and medical services.
The accepted persons did not complain about conditions of detention and treatment.–06B-
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