Place of the event Participants Description of event Organiser At the head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, mag. Bojana Kvas, Secretary General of the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman’s advisers Robert Gačnik, mag. Jure Markič and Lili Jazbec, including Tanja Kadunc Meeting with NGOs about organisational and financial aspects (enforcement of claims for the reimbursement of costs and bonuses for participating in the work of the NPM). The meeting was attended by representatives of the following non-governmental organisations: Caritas Slovenia, the Association for Developing Voluntary Work Novo mesto, the Peace Institute and the LegalInformational Centre for NGOs – PIC. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Podgorica, Ivan Šelih, Deputy Montene- Ombudsman gro Lecture held for the members of the Montenegrin National Preventive Mechanism with a presentation of the methodology for implementing the duties and powers of the NPM. Ombudsman of the Republic of Montenegro in cooperation with the Council of Europe and the EU 10. 14 April 2015 Brdo pri Kranju Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič and Dr. Ingrid Russi Zagožen Attendance at the 13th conference of the Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia entitled “Challenges of coexistence with individuals and groups with mental disorders”. Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia 11. 16 April 2015 Hrastovec Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and Lili Jazbec, the Ombudsman’s adviser Participation at a consultation intended for all stakeholders who participate in any way in the establishment and provision of institutional forms of care for persons with mental disorders. Hrastovec Social Care Institution At the head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Deputy Ombudsmen Jernej Rovšek and Ivan Šelih, and Liana Kalčina, the Ombudsman’s adviser; the AIDHR delegation was led by Dr. Ahmad Shahidov. Reception of representatives of the Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR). The AIDHR is a non-governmental organisation established in 2014. The guests were interested in the experience of the Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman, and the work and cooperation methods of the Ombudsman with state and local authorities. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia House of the European Union in Vienna, Austria Miha Horvat, the Ombudsman’s adviser Participation in a meeting entitled “Strengthening the follow-up on NPM recommendations in the EU: strategic development, current practices and the way forward”. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Human Rights Implementation Centre (University of Bristol) Warsaw, Poland Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Participation in the APT workshop (Association for the Prevention of Torture), where the heads of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) exchanged their experience and findings. APT (Association for the Prevention of Torture) 8. 1 April 2015 9. 7–8 April 2015 12. 21 April 2015 13. 28 April 2015 14. 3–4 June 2015 246 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR 2015 Date Place of the event Participants Description of event Organiser 15. 9 June 2015 Ljubljana Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Attendance at a session of the Expert Council on Police Law and Powers. Ministry of the Interior 16. 10 June 2015 At the head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer, Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and Andreja Srebotnik, the Ombudsman’s adviser Meeting with civilian societies engaged in the provision of assistance to victims of criminal offences. The meeting was attended by representatives of six NGOs from the relevant field, i.e.: Beli Obroč Society, Association against Sexual Abuse, Association SOS Help-line, Section for safe houses, Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs – PIC and the Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 17. 1 June 2015 Ljubljana Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Attendance at the 16th Days of Criminal Justice and Security. Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security of the University of Maribor 18. 1 June 2015 At the head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers Meeting with the Police and Security Directorate at the Ministry of the Interior on topical issues of cooperation. Police and Security Directorate in cooperation with the Ombudsman 19. 4 June 2015 Warsaw, Poland Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Working meeting entitled “Implementing the Preventive Mandate: Ombuds institutions designated as National Preventive Mechanisms in the OSCE Region”. APT – Association for the Prevention of Torture (Geneva, Switzerland) and OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) 20. 16–19 June Riga, 2015 Latvia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and Robert Gačnik, the Ombudsman’s adviser Attendance at a workshop of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) for National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) entitled “Implementing a preventive mandate”. Latvian Ombudsman, IOI – International Ombudsman Institute and APT – Association for the Prevention of Torture 21. 19 June 2015 Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer and her Deputies Hand-over of the Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia for 2014 and the Report of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2014 to Dr. Milan Brglez, President of the National Assembly. President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR 2015 247 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM Date