International activities a preventive mechanism to monitor human rights. The Tunisian delegation also met with representatives of the Human Rights Advisory Council and the commissions. At the end of April 2014, the NPM received a delegation of the Macedonian ombudsman institution to a working visit in Vienna. The goal of this three-day visit was to inform the delegation about the set-up and work methodologies of human rights monitoring and control in Austria. Particular attention was paid to national and international human rights standards, cooperation with ministries and the institutions to be monitored, as well as the role of civil society. The Macedonian delegation also had the opportunity to accompany commission members during a visit of an institution for persons with disabilities and to obtain meaningful insight into the practical work. Macedonian NPM in Vienna In Greece, the national ombudsman institution was entrusted with the responsibility of being the national preventive mechanism and it is now in the process of implementing this new mandate. To mark this occasion, the Greek ombudsman organised an NPM workshop in Athens. An expert from Vienna supported the event with a presentation about set-up, function and activity of the Austrian NPM. NPM workshop in Athens In connection with its own activities, in April, the NPM received Miloš Jankovic from the Serbian ombudsman institution in Vienna. Since 2013, he has been a member of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture (SPT) and, as one of the authors of the country reports, he is also responsible for reporting about Austria. In direct discussions with Mr. Jankovic, the NPM received important information about reporting to the SPT. Visit of the European SPT rapporteur In October, NPM experts participated in a workshop about NPM recommendations, which was organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights. The focus of the workshop was on monitoring and control follow-ups and the implementation of recommendations. Another topic was the interfaces of National Preventive Mechanisms with the SPT, the CPT (European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) and the APT (Association for the Prevention of Torture). Workshop on NPM recommendations 4.2.6 Bilateral contacts Within the scope of a one-week study trip, a delegation of the ombudsman institution of Uzbekistan headed by Ombudswoman Sayora Rashidova visited the Austrian Ombudsman Board. In 1995, Uzbekistan was one of the first member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to establish an ombudsman institution. Currently, the institution is implementing a Ombudswoman from Uzbekistan in Vienna 25