From 30 March to 1 April 2026, staff of the Office of the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman), together with members of the Public Group operating within the framework of the National Preventive Mechanism against torture under the Ombudsman, conducted monitoring visits to a number of closed institutions in Navoi Region where persons with restricted freedom of movement are held. Representatives of the mass media also took part in the process.