npm annual report 2016 / observations and recommendations • On his visit to Joutseno detention unit, the Ombudsman had expressed his view that the instructions related to hunger strikes followed in the unit were not suitable for situations where, for example, the customers initiated a mass hunger strike. Comment: Since then, in June 2016, the Finnish Immigration Service issued instructions for situations where a person seeking international protection or taken into custody or a victim of human trafficking goes on a hunger strike. These instructions also address the possibility of a hunger strike involving a group of people. • In the reporting year, the Ombudsman also visited five different reception centres and six group homes or assisted living units intended for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. These sites were not regarded as falling within the NPM’s mandate as they do not restrict the residents’ freedom of movement or use other restrictive measures. This situation may change, however, as regulations on residence requirements and new protection measures related to residence requirements applicable to children have been included in the Aliens Act. For example, a child may be ordered to remain within the area of a reception centre in the future. These amendments will enter into force in 2017. The Ombudsman also does not supervise the return flights of foreign nationals in his role as the NPM, even if he has the competence to do so. The reason for this is that the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman has been assigned the special task of monitoring removals from the country. 45