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An unrestricted access to all the institutions in which persons deprived of their liberty
are placed, interviews with all PDLs and employees of the institutions, as well as the
access to all documentation, regardless of the degree of confidentiality, were provided to NPM in the course of 2012.
5.3.
Reports on visits to the institutions
In 2012 NPM made 52 reports on visits to the institutions where persons deprived of their liberty are placed.
Having in mind that NPM carried out 69 visits during 2012, promptness regarding report drafting within the calendar year is 75%.
Maximum efficiency was observed in draw-up of the reports on visits to the police
stations. Far less efficiency was detected in elaboration of reports on visits to prisons
and psychiatric hospitals. This is a consequence of the complexity of those institutions and report volume (for example, the report on visit to Sremska Mitrovica PenalCorrectional Institution has 170 pages, and 69 sent recommendations).
Visiting team whose members were representatives of the Protector of Citizens, representatives of the Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and selected associations, as well as contracted experts, participated in draw-up of the reports on conducted visits and identified factual situation. The Ombudsman of the
Autonomous Province of Vojvodina independently prepared 5 reports with correspondent recommendations regarding the situation of PDLs in nursing homes for elderly
and geriatric institutions. Mental Disability Rights International Serbia (MDRI-S) NGO
independently made report on situation regarding children with disabilities in development and adults with intellectual disabilities in Serbia.
5.4.
Reccommendation of measures for
elimination of identified irregularities
Reports on visits to the institutions at which PDLs are placed sent to competent public authorities by the NPM, contain recommendations made for the purpose of elimination of identified irregularities.
In 2012 NPM sent 229 recommendations for elimination of identified irregularities to competent public authorities.
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