4.12. Report of the Commission for the selection NGOs to cooperate with Ombudsman REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Belgrade REPORT OF THE COMMISSION for the selection of Associations to cooperate with the Protector of Citizens in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture The Protector of Citizens, pursuant to Article 3 paragraph 4 of the Decision on establishing and work of the Administrative and Technical Service of the Protector of Citizens („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“, No. 105/2007), and the need arising from Article 2a paragraph 2 of the Law on Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“Official Gazette of Serbia and Montenegro – International Agreements“, Nos. 16/2005, 16/2005 and 2/2006 and „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia – International Agreements“, No. 7/2011), issued on 26 December 2011 Decision on establishing the Commission for the selection of Associations to cooperate with the Protector of Citizens in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture. Public call for the selection of Associations to cooperate with the Protector of Citizens in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture was published on 29 December 2011 in the „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 100/2011 and website of the Protector of Citizens. Deadline for submitting applications was 13 January 2012. The Commission consisting of: Chairman, Miloš Janković, Vice Chairman, Stevan Arambašić, Members, Aleksandar Resanović and Ljiljana Lončar, and Clerk, Jasminka Jakovljević, held a meeting on 20 January 2012 beginning at 11 a.m., where the submitted applications were considered. The Commission established that the following Associations responded with their applications to the Public call: 1. Belgrade Center for Human Rights 2. Victimology Society of Serbia 3. Dialogue 4. Mental Disability Rights Initiative of Serbia (MDRI-S) 5. Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights (YUCOM) 6. International Assistance Network (IAN) 7. Committee for Human Rights - Valjevo 8. Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia 9. Center for Human Rights - Niš, and that all applications were submitted on time. The Commission opened and reviewed all received applications and enclosed documentation.