BackRecently a working meeting on the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism was held in the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. The meeting was attended by the representatives of Kharkiv Institute for Social Researches, ministries and state bodies.
As a result of the meeting, there were taken important decisions which will help to implement a National Preventive Mechanism and its establishment in particular.
Firstly, it is important to appoint staff responsible for the coordination work on the establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism. Secondly, a chedule of regular visits to places of detention will be arranged by the end of June. The schedule of visits will be elaborated by the Department for the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in partnership with Kharkiv Institute for Social Researches. In order to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in places of detention, all visits will be carried in the presence of the NGOs (non-governmental organizations) representatives.
The representatives of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Security Service of Ukraine, State Tax Administration, State Penitentiary Administration, Ministry of Defense, State Boundary Administration, State Judicial Administration, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social Policy took part in the meeting.
The National Preventive Mechanism has to be established in order to fulfil the requirements provided by the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 21 July, 2012.
Source: Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
