meeting, the current situation in the penitentiary system and prospects for future cooperation were discussed;  On March 24, 2020, the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism participated in the remote conference on National Preventive Mechanisms. The conference was organized by the Association for the Prevention of Torture. Issues related to monitoring penitentiary institutions during COVID-19 were discussed at the conference;  On April 7, 2020, the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism participated in an online meeting to discuss an initiative by international organizations and international treaty bodies (SPT, CPT) to launch prisoner release mechanisms during pandemics;  On April 10, 2020, an online meeting was held with a representative of the National Preventive Mechanism of Armenia. Parties to the meeting discussed the legal nature of quarantine measures used in pandemic conditions and their compatibility with national and international law;  In April 2020, an online meeting was held with Ms. Barbara Bernat, Secretary General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture. Future plans for the study of the impact of the activities of the National Preventive Mechanisms were discussed during the meeting;  On December 18, 2020, the Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, Giorgi Burjanadze, participated in the online international conference "Monitoring of Deprivation of Liberty Facilities in the Conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic" organized by the Tunisian National Preventive Mechanism. Relations with the Public Informing the public about the human rights situation in places of deprivation and restriction of liberty is one of the main priorities of the National Preventive Mechanism. Information is provided to the public through the publication of post-visit, special and annual reports, as well as through the organization of various events, meetings and the media.  On 20 February 2020, an EU-funded conference entitled “From Commiting a Crime to Returning to Society” was held for representatives of criminal justice. An employee of the National Preventive Mechanism made a speech on the topic: "First Contact with the Criminal Justice System: Investigation and Prosecution"; At the conference of the same name, the next day, on February 21, an employee of the National Preventive Mechanism made a speech on the topic: "Enforcement of a Judgment: Objectives of the Judgment, Assessment of Risks and Needs, Rehabilitation";  In April 2020, a webinar on torture and ill-treatment was organized by the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, where a speech was made by an employee of the National Preventive Mechanism;  On June 21, 2020, the organization International Prison Reform organized an online conference on the opportunities and challenges for the protection and realization of minority rights in the penitentiary system, presentation prepared by the Initiative for Social Change. The online event also featured a presentation of the service guide for convicts, ex-convicts and probationers, 18