CAT/OP/KAZ/1/Add.1 71. On 16 and 17 May 2017, during the first National Preventive Mechanism Forum, the participants did not express any objections to such provisions concerning decisions by the Ombudsman; indeed, some members of the mechanism said that they were a positive factor. 72. On the basis of the reports by national preventive mechanism members on the outcome of preventive visits, the Human Rights Commissioner is entitled, in accordance with the procedure established by law, to contact the relevant government agencies or officials to request the instigation of disciplinary or administrative proceedings or a pretrial investigation in respect of any official who has infringed human and civil rights and freedoms. Paragraph 30 The Subcommittee is concerned that, in the various places visited, many prisoners were unaware of the existence of the national preventive mechanism and had never met a member of the mechanism. 73. There are cases of individuals held in mandated institutions and even of individual staff members of those institutions not being aware of international human rights instruments or the work of the national preventive mechanism. 74. However, such issues are discussed at meetings of the Coordinating Council and in other forums. At the National Preventive Mechanism Forum on 16 and 17 May 2017, it was recommended that, to raise public awareness of the work of the mechanism and the regional teams, their activities should be widely publicized, including during preventive visits and through interaction with the media. 75. Each year, the Coordinating Council under the Human Rights Commissioner prepares the consolidated report of the national preventive mechanism members of the preventive visits conducted, which provides an analysis of the current year’s activities and key issues related to the prevention of torture, with examples of cases of violations of citizens’ rights to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 76. The report is made public during an open presentation and dialogue between civil society and government agencies. The annual consolidated reports on the outcome of the mechanism’s activities over three years was presented in an international forum and coordinated with the tenth anniversary of the entry into force. 77. of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Paragraph 31 The Subcommittee recommends that the State party raise awareness of the Optional Protocol and the mandate of the national preventive mechanism in order to increase the mechanism’s visibility. Recommendations issued by the mechanism should be widely discussed. Moreover, the mechanism should engage in legislative processes and advocacy, as encouraged under article 19 of the Optional Protocol. 78. In accordance with the law, after each preventive visit, the members of the national preventive mechanism send recommendations to the administration of the facility concerned and, in the case of special visits, to the procuratorial authorities. 79. In line with the plan of action for the implementation of the recommendations made during the universal periodic review and by the Human Rights Committee, the annual consolidated reports on the outcome of the activities of the national preventive mechanism in Kazakhstan are presented to the public at a conference, which offers the possibility of a constructive dialogue between government agencies and civil society (three reports, for 2014, 2015 and 2016, have been presented). 10 GE.19-01981