4.14. Cooperation Agreement between Ombudsman and NGO BEOGRADE CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Cooperation Agreement Signed by and between Protector of Citizens and Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Association from Belgrade, (hereinafter referred to as: the Association) Date: 31 January 2012 in Belgrade This Agreement regulates the cooperation of the Protector of Citizens with the Association in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture, pursuant to Decision of the Protector of Citizens 73-3/2012, Ref. No. 1421 of 20 January 2012, in accordance with the proposal 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, and in accordance with 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). The cooperation of the Protector of Citizens with the Association shall be implemented in such a way that the Association shall participate in performing tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture. The Association is particularly obliged to systematically monitor the situation of persons deprived of liberty, occurrence of torture and other forms of illtreatment in police stations and detention units. The Association shall participate in the visits of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture to places where persons are deprived of their liberty, and drafting reports on performed visits to institutions in which the representative of the Association took part. The Association shall participate in drafting proposals of measures to be undertaken, recommendations, initiatives, opinions and other documents of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture concerning the visits to institutions in which the representatives of the Association took part.