Implementation of the Duties and Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism in 2012 Date Location Office of the Human Rights 23. 11. 2012 Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Participants Event description ORGANISOR Dr Zdenka Čebašek - Travnik, Ombudsman, Kornelija Marzel and Ivan Šelih Deputies Ombudsman and Liana Kalčina, Ombudsman’s Advisor Meeting with the Minster of Justice and Public Administration, Senko Pličanič and collaborators, where some issues relating to the work of the NPM were discussed. The Ombudsman and the Deputy pointed out that measures for reducing the number of prisoners should be urgently adopted and additional measures for the prevention of violations relating to the prohibition of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment would need to be adopted. The second set of issues referred to the expected measures to be adopted by the state for the provision of more appropriate conditions for the disabled, elderly and persons suffering from dementia and for health care in prisons. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Psychiatric Ward of the Jure Markič, MSc, and Robert 23. 11. 2012 University Gačnik, Ombudsman’s Medical Centre Advisors Maribor Initial visit of the unit for forensic psychiatry, interviews with the management of the University Medical Centre and the Psychiatric Ward, inspection Human Rights of the ward, interviews with patients. Ombudsman of the The members of the delegation of the Croatian Republic of Slovenia Ombudsman, the Croatian NPM took part in the visit. Robert Gačnik, Ombudsman’s Advisor, and Leja Drobnak, trainee in the Ombudsman’s Office Visits to police stations Koper and Piran and inspections of detention rooms and procedures regarding detention. The following representatives of the NGOs also took part in the visit: Miha Nabergoj (PIC) and Katja Sodja (Primus Institute). 11. 12. 2012 Rakičan Jure Markič, MSC, Ombudsman’s Advisor, and Leja Drobnak, trainee in the Ombudsman’s Office Visit to Rakičan Elderly Home, interview with the management and inspection of premises, Human Rights particularly the ward for dementia sufferers. Ombudsman of the The following representatives of the NGOs also took Republic of Slovenia part in the visit: Stanka Radojičič (ZDUS) and Katja Sodja (Primus Institute). 12. 12. 2012 Ljubljana Robert Gačnik, Andreja Srebotnik and Miha Horvat, Ombudsman’s Advisors Visit to Ljubljana Prison, inspection of premises and interviews with prisoners. Human Rights The following representatives of the NGOs also took Ombudsman of the part in the visit: Ciril Klajnšček (RKS), Marija Milavec Republic of Slovenia Kapun (ZDUS) and Branka Pondelek (Primus Institute). Robert Gačnik, Ombudsman’s Advisor Visit to police stations Krško and Sevnica, the inspection of detention rooms in Krško Police Station and procedures regarding detainees in Human Rights Krško and Sevnica Police Stations. Ombudsman of the The following representatives of the NGOs also took Republic of Slovenia part in the visit: Boris Nusdorfer (PIC) and Katja Piršič (Primus Institute). 29. 11. 2012 18. 12. 2012 Kozina and Lucija Krško and Sevnica Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Slovenia under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 151