YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Presentation of six commercials "If You are Invited to the Police" took place on November 13. The commercials were made within the framework of the campaign dedicated to the protocol of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Dignity Harming Treatment and Punishment. Representatives of the NGO "Civil Society Institute" that conducts the campaign with the organization "International Prison Reform" said that the propoganda campaign conducted with the financial assistance of the British government aims to create the national mechanisms of public control of closed institutions. Mikael Baghdasarian, member of the monitoring group on implementing public control in prisons of the police system, told NT correspondent that the annual report of the monitoring mission has been subitted to the police. In his words, when one becomes acquainted with the police system, he finds out that it is not so bad as people usually believe, although "there are shortcomings, which must be eliminated." What is important is that people's attitude and mentality should be changed. The group implementing control in the police system was created in January 2006 by the order of the Chief of the RA Police. The group controls the conditions of prisoners, their rights, cases of torture. M. Baghdasarian said that those surveyed are afraid of speaking about torture, although they started to trust the group, which is the result of their correct work. It is envisaged to start a new program soon.

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