Selection criteria Criteria for the selection of associations qualified for cooperation with the Protector of Citizens in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture are as follows: 1. Quality and quantity of activities of the Association for the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms over the last 5 years, particularly activities for the protection and promotion of the rights of persons deprived of liberty and prevention of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; 2. Number of reports and publications of the Association in the field of promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms over the past 5 years, particularly in the field of protection and promotion of the rights of persons deprived of liberty and prevention of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; 3. Number of qualified persons among members, employees and associates of the Association in the field of the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms, particularly in the field of protection and promotion of the rights of persons deprived of liberty and prevention of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Selection according to Public call Upon receiving timely and complete applications with enclosed documentation, and on the basis of the defined criteria, a special Commission shall make a list of associations that meet the conditions for cooperation with the Protector of Citizens in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture. The Commission shall recommend to the Protector of Citizens establishment of cooperation in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture with the Associations found on the list, and individual Associations shall be recommended for systematic monitoring of the situation of persons deprived of liberty and occurrence of torture in police stations, institutions for enforcement of criminal sanctions, stationary social care institutions and psychiatric hospitals, as well as the situation of particularly vulnerable categories among persons deprived of liberty. Adopting a selection decision on the basis of Public call Protector of Citizens shall issue a Decision on the selection of Associations at the proposal of a special Commission of the Protector of Citizens for the selection of Associations on the basis of Public call. The Decision shall be submitted to all Public call participants and shall be made public in the website of the Protector of Citizens. The Decision is final. Deadline for issuing the Decision on selection on the basis of Public call