and proposals for their implementation that were expected to serve as a methodological basis for the establishment of the Ombudsman Plus Model in 2013. The PCU continued its support to monitoring visits of detention facilities as well as to enhance training and methodological capacity of monitoring groups in Ukraine. In total, between June and December, officers of the Ombudsman office conducted 156 monitoring visits throughout Ukraine to prisons, detention facilities of the MoI, rehabilitation facilities for juvenile delinquents, etc. On 17-19 and 20-22 September, the PCU supported two national training courses on monitoring detention facilities that were delivered to human rights activists from throughout Ukraine. Each course was attended by more than 30 participants. The purpose of the training was to support the development of the national network of civil society monitors to serve as an indispensable pillar for the Ombudsman Plus NPM Model. On 9-10 October, a special national training for human rights activists and governmental officers was conducted to familiarize the participants with the new NPM model and support its smooth implementation. The PCU also supported the publishing and dissemination of a comprehensive nationwide catalogue of detention facilities. The data collected under the inventory of detention facilities were processed and compiled for each relevant governmental agency and region. The national catalogue of detention facilities was presented during the fourth “East European Conference for NPM Members” (see below) and further disseminated through the Ombudsman’s office among state authorities, NGOs and human rights activists at the regional and national level. On 15-16 November, the fourth “East European Conference for NPM Members” and Ukrainian governmental agencies was held in Odessa attended by NPM representatives from seven OSCE participating States, International Organizations as well as Ukrainian authorities and civil society. The conference explored the trends, challenges and practical aspects of the OPCAT implementation in the CIS and Eastern European countries; and best practices in enhancing the NPMs in Ukraine; and familiarising the governmental agencies of Ukraine involved in the deprivation of freedom with the NPM concept. 109