interpretation and application of the European Convention Human Rights on the implementation of their decisions and on the interventions of National Human Rights Institutions with them; • From January 25 to 30, participation in the debate module «Interpretation and application of the European Convention on Human Rights: Fundamental Principles»; • From February 8 to 13, participation in seminars to support the strengthening of the Turkish Ombudsman on Women’s Rights. Participation in the following panels: «The Ombudsman Means of Action», «The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women», «Positive Discrimination» and «Gender Equality», «Violence against Women», «Mobbing», «Vulnerable Groups» and «Women Trafficking»; • From March 1 to 5, participation in a seminar on the work of the Portuguese Ombudsman and the Defensor del Pueblo (Spain) in the area of ​​health. Also, regarding the framework of the international cooperation with Turkey, the Portuguese Ombudsman received, on February 24, a delegation from the Turkish General Directorate of Migration Management, as part of the Taiex Study Visit on Child Migration Policy for Turkey project organized by European Commission. With regard to cooperation with Azerbaijan, the participation of a collaborator of this State body on 13 and 14 June in the Expert Mission on Taxpayers’ Rights module under the TAIEX program in Azerbaijan. The purpose of this program was to provide the Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan with detailed information on the establishment and operation of an institution that promotes the defense of taxpayers’ rights. Likewise, the participation of Ombudsman staff in the twinning project «Support to the strenghtening of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan», organized by the European Commission, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs And the Polish Human Rights Ombudsman. This participation was translated into the realization of the following initiatives that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan: • Participation on the theme of the application of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, with a view to providing effective and effective interaction between central institutions, organizations International organizations, foreign countries and civil society; • On November 21 to 25, participation subordinate to the theme of health in a prison context; • From October 29 to November 12, participation in the rights of the elderly and disabled. In this context, mention is also made of participation in the taiex project, which took place in Yerevan, Armenia, from December 12 to 15, with the objective of supporting the 94 |