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Each recommendation referenced relevant legislation and standards, to ensure that
factual situation or a conduct of the institution or a competent authority would comply with such legislation and standards.
Reports are delivered to the visited institution and competent ministries, together with the invitation for a meeting during which a report is to be reviewed.
5.5.
Establishing a cooperative dialogue with public authorities
In accordance with the adopted methodology, upon the delivery of the reports on
conducted visits, NPM establishes permanent dialogue with the visited institution
and competent ministry, for the purpose of mutual assessment of the situation in the
visited institution and the entire system, in order to prevent torture or any other kind
of ill-treatment.
In 2012 the Protector of Citizens while performing the duties of the NPM,
established permanent cooperative dialogue with the representatives of the
majority of the visited institutions and competent ministries – the Ministry
of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration and the
Ministry of Health.
A dialogue established between NPM and the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Police
Directorate is an example of good practice. In the first place, 26 delivered reports on
visits to police stations were reviewed together with the representatives of the visited police administrations. Afterwards, a meeting with representatives of all police administrations in the territory of the Republic of Serbia was organized. On that occasion, recommendations made in these reports were reviewed and commented, as well
as other valid standards related to police treatment of the persons deprived of their liberty and prevention of torture.
5.6.
Improving legislation on prevention of torture
The Protector of Citizens while performing duties of the NPM, issued official opinions
to competent authorities regarding improvement of the legal regulations related to
the protection of the rights of the PDLs and prevention of torture.
With regard to the Draft Law on Execution of Penal Sanctions, the Protector of Citizens
among other things pointed out to inadequate categorization of the institutions for
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