in Vienna. The guests reported difficulties in combating torture, for example, when the delegation was practically denied access to the facilities. On the second day of the visit, the Kyrgyz delegation had the opportunity to accompany a commission during a visit to a facility for persons with chronic mental illnesses. 1.10. Report of the Human Rights Advisory Council In 2015, the Human Rights Advisory Council continued and expanded its successful work for the NPM. During 2015, it held a total of seven meetings and established numerous working groups that held around 25 meetings, sometimes including external experts and other persons with expert knowledge from among AOB employees. Successful work for the NPM The AOB directed various enquiries (submissions) to the Human Rights Advisory Council that were largely resolved in 2015. These included the following topics:  NPM mandate for (forced) returns and turning away refugees by air  Supervision and counselling for police officers  Structurally separate toilets in detention facilities at police stations  Uniform human rights standards and monitoring criteria for major police operations  Administrative offences in correctional institutions  Legal protection for children and adolescents with disabilities in the case of age-atypical measures that restrict freedom Furthermore, a working group titled “Work methodology of the Human Rights Advisory Council” met to discuss questions regarding more intensive cooperation between the NPM and the Human Rights Advisory Council and to optimise the Council’s work processes. 25