2016 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The work­ shop “Monitoring of Psychiatric Facilities” was organised by the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office, the International Ombudsman Institute and the Association for the Prevention of Torture. Thailand, at the invitation of the International Ombudsman Institute, the Chief Public Relations Counsellor of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office delivered a report “The Use of Media to Promote Ombudsmen’s Work in Protecting Human Rights”, and together with the Seimas Ombudsman and Head of Office participated in the discussion “Ombudsman Work Resulting from Multiple Mandates: Challenges and Opportunities” organised by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). Psychiatrists from Great Britain and Austria working in the sphere of human rights and experts from the United Nations Committee against Torture, the Council of Europe and the International Ombudsman Institute taught o cers for prevention of torture in Vilnius how to talk to persons with mental disabilities, what to pay attention to during visits at mental institutions and problems faced by persons placed at such institutions. The workshop partici­ pants also visited the Rokiškis Psychiatric Hospital. In 2016, the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office also took an active part in the work of the International Ombudsman Institute by supplying information on the activities of the Office, replying to the questions presented in the sent questionnaires and voting in the election of the president and board members of the European Region of the International Ombudsman Institute. The workshop was aimed at identifying common problems most often encountered by officers for prevention of torture and enhancing the knowledge on potential risks related to the monitoring of mental institutions. On 21-23 June 2016, officials of the prevention of torture from 16 European countries gathered in Vilnius for an international workshop on the 32