National Preventive Mechanism 1.4.3 Human Rights Advisory Council The Human Rights Advisory Council was established as an advisory body. It is constituted of representatives of non-governmental organisations and federal ministries. It supports the NPM regarding the clarification of monitoring competences and questions that arise during visits by the commissions that go beyond the problems inherent in an individual case. Name Function Institution Mathias VOGL Member Federal Ministry of the Interior Matthias KLAUS Substitute member Federal Ministry of the Interior Roland FABER Member Federal Chancellery Brigitte OHMS Substitute member Federal Chancellery Gerhard AIGNER Member Federal Ministry of Health Irene HAGER-RUHS Substitute member Federal Ministry of Health Christian PILNACEK Member Federal Ministry of Justice Gerhard NOGRATNIG Substitute member Federal Ministry of Justice Billur ESCHLBÖCK Member Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Karl SATZINGER Substitute member Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Helmut TICHY Member Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Ulrike NGUYEN Substitute member Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Hansjörg HOFER Member Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Alexander BRAUN Substitute member Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Waltraud BAUER, Government of Styria Member Representation of the Laender Substitute member Representation of the Laender (since October 2014 Shams ASADI Municipal authority Vienna) Shams ASADI, Municipal authority Vienna (since October 2014 Wolfgang STEINER Government Upper Austria) 69