38. 30 September 2015 39. 1 October 2015 Place of the event Participants Description of event Organiser Vienna, Austria Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, Robert Gačnik and mag. Jure Markič One-day working visit to the National Preventive Mechanism of the Republic of Austria. The primary purpose of the visit was to exchange practical experience of implementing preventive visits. To this end, representatives of the NPM of the Republic of Austria conducted an unannounced visit to a prison in Klagenfurt in which members of the NPM of the Republic of Slovenia participated as observers. National Preventive Mechanism of the Republic of Austria National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer, and her Deputies, Jernej Rovšek, Ivan Šelih and mag. Kornelija Marzel Attendance at the 8th regular session of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, where the 20th Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia for 2014 and the Report of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2014 was discussed. National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Ljubljana Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Attendance at the second meeting of the task force for renewing the organisation of forensic psychiatry in Slovenia (drafted in 2011). Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia 41. 21 October Gotenica 2015 Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and Robert Gačnik, the Ombudsman’s adviser Presentation of the institute of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia to newly employed judicial police officers. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia 42. 23 October Ljubljana 2015 Liljana Jazbec, the Ombudsman’s adviser Attendance at the presentation of the monograph, Moči, izzivi in vizije vzgojnih zavodov (Powers, Challenges and Visions of Educational Institutions) by Dr. Alenka Kobolt and her colleagues at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ljubljana. Faculty of Education of the University of Ljubljana 40. 20 October 2015  43. 14–15 Oc- Trier, Gertober 2015 many Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Attendance at the seminar entitled “Improving measures related to detention conditions at EU level – Best practice, legislation and the European Commission’s Green Paper”. Council of Europe and the Academy of European Law in cooperation with FTI – Fair Trials International 44. 14 October At the 2015 head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and mag. Jure Markič, the Ombudsman’s adviser Meeting with NGOs working in the field of mental health and joint discussion of specific features, open issues and how they might be resolved in the field of mental health. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 252 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR 2015 Date Place of the event Participants Description of event Organiser 45. 28 October 2015 Tirana, Albania Robert Gačnik and Mojca Valjavec, the Ombudsman’s advisers “Tirana Jurisprudence Workshop and Conference October 29-30, 2015” Albanian NPM within the framework of the Presidency of the SEE Health Network 46. 3–4 November 2015 Zagreb, Vrabče Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič, Robert Gačnik and Lili Jazbec Visit to the Croatian National Croatian Preventive Mechanism Ombudsman implemented by the Croatian Ombudsman in cooperation with NGOs. Together with their colleagues from the Croatian NPM, the delegation of the Slovenian NPM visited a prison, a police detention centre and Vrapče Psychiatric Hospital in Zagreb. 47. 10 November 2015 Hall of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers mag. Jure Markič, Miha Horvat, Nataša Bratož and Liljana Jazbec The first whole-day consultation on representation on secure wards in psychiatric hospitals. The consultation was attended by representatives of psychiatric patients’ rights, psychiatrists, and representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and the Ministry of Health. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and the Ministry of Health 48. 12 Novem- At the ber 2015 head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, Robert Gačnik and Mojca Valjavec Meeting with the selected NGOs which participate in the implementation of NPM tasks on the topic of monitoring accommodation centres for refugees. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 49. 13 Novem- At the ber 2015 premises of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, Miha Horvat and Mojca Valjavec Meeting with the Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees, and Displaced Persons of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Tineke Strik, and David Milner. National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia 50. 16 Novem- Šiška ber 2015 Library, Ljubljana Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Lecture on the implementation of the duties and powers of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). Oton Župančič Library, Ljubljana 51. 24 November 2015 Miha Horvat, the Ombudsman’s adviser Lecture on torture, inhuman and degrading treatment in Slovenian institutions limiting freedom of movement, within the project ‘European Year for Development’. Oton Župančič Library, Ljubljana Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR 2015 253 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM Date