appendices 64 appendix A Participation in international meetings Issues surrounding the OPCAT unit are frequently discussed in an international context. This includes both factual and methodological issues. The following visits took place during the period: 2015 • 2 March, Strasbourg, France: THE CPT at 25: taking stock and moving forward. Conference arranged by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment. • 29 April, Vienna, Austria: Enhancing Impact of National Preventive Mechanisms. Conference arranged by the Ludvig Boltzmann Institute. • 5–6 May, Helsinki, Finland: Integrating the Preventive Approach. Workshop arranged by The Association for the Prevention of Torture. • 28 May, Stockholm, Sweden: The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture’s concluding review of its observations after its sixth visit to Sweden. • 11–12 June, Oslo, Norway: Nordic NPM Meeting. • 17–19 June, Riga, Latvia: IOI workshop Implementing a preventive mandate. • 10–13 August, Bristol, UK: Preventing torture and ill-treatment of female detainees through gendersensitive monitoring. • 19 October, Helsinki, Finland: Visit to Finland’s equivalent of the OPCAT Unit, with the focus on women with children in institutions. • 10–11 December, Copenhagen, Denmark: Nordic NPM meeting. 2016 • 7–8 June, Vienna, Austria: Consultative Workshops for NPM. • 9–10 June, Stockholm, Sweden: Nordic NPM meeting. • 21–23 June, Vilnius, Lithuania: IOI workshop Monitoring of Psychiatric Facilities. • 13–14 October, Vienna, Austria: Technical information meeting of NPM from the OSCE region. • 16–17 November, Vienna, Austria: The strengthening of the fundamental-