Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2013 tended, inter alia, by representatives of ministries, General Headquarters of the Police, Central Board of Prison Service, NGOs and academic circles. A representative of the NPM participated in the conference “Carrying out the penalty and what next? Results of studies on life imprisonment in Polish prisons 20112012”, which was held on 12 September 2013. The aim of the conference was to present the report and discuss its conclusions and recommendations.12 Between 22 and 25 September 2013, a representative of the NPM participated in a training conference “Development and Future” (Changes to the juvenile social rehabilitation system – theory, projects, practice. Exchange of good practices – actions aimed at building appropriate social attitudes among the residents of juvenile centres and juvenile detention centres) organised by the “Po Drugie” Foundation and the “Horyzont” Wielkopolskie Rehabilitation Association.13 On 3 October 2013, a conference entitled “Sobering-up stations – law versus practice, directions of changes” was held at the Office of the HRD, with the participation of representatives of numerous groups, starting from academic circles, persons in charge of sobering-up stations, through central and local government administration, to public benefit organisations. At the first panel, the results of the Report of the HRD from the visits of the National Preventive Mechanism’s representatives to sobering-up stations, which provided the basis for the discussion on current legal regulations and the operation of the stations in practice. The second panel focused on identification of the required legal and actual changes to the functioning of sobering-up stations.14 5. International activity The Human Rights Defender’s activity in the capacity of the National Preventive Mechanism is one of the areas of international cooperation of the RD. Therefore, the representatives of the NPM took part in international meetings on prevention of torture. On 21 May 2013, a meeting of the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanisms of Poland and Albania was held at the Office of the HRD. During Memo from the conference: http://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/przedstawiciele-zespo%C5%82u-kmp-oraz-wydzia%C5%82u-karnego-post%C4%99powania-wykonawczego-na-konferencji 13 Memo from the conference: http://www.rpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/Notatka%20z%20Konferencji.pdf 14 Report, see: http://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/raport-rzecznik-praw-obywatelskich-z-wizytacjiw-izbach-wytrze%C5%BAwie%C5%84-przeprowadzonych-przez-0 Audio recording of the conference, see: http://www.rpo.gov.pl/pl/content/zesp%C3%B3%C5%82-krajowy-mechanizm-prewencjiwraz-z-zespo%C5%82em-prawa-administracyjnego-i-gospodarczego 12 14