CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM – M. Amos. Surm kui kokkuhoid riigile. [Death as saving of resources for the state] – Postimees 04.06.2010; – N. Parrest. Väärkohtlemine on ka tänase Eesti mure. [Ill-treatment is also a problem in today’s Estonia] – Maaleht.ee 26.06.2010; – A. Aru. Erikool – kasvatus- või karistusasutus? [Special school – an educational or a penal institution?] – Märka Last/Spring 2010; – R. Sults. Kaitseväelase õigused ja kohustused said selge õigusliku aluse. [Rights and duties of members of the Defence Forces received a clear legal basis] – Sõdurileht No 33 (320), 19.07.2010; – M. Amos. “Vaimuhaiged tuleb kinni nabida!” [Persons of unsound mind must be caught!] – Eesti Päevaleht.ee 22.09.2010; – 03 November. Postimees.ee; 04 November. Postimees in Russian, interview with the Chancellor of Justice senior adviser Igor Aljošin “Õiguskantsler saab vanadekodudest keskmiselt sada kaebust aastas” [The Chancellor of Justice receives about a hundred petitions a year from retirements homes]; – M. Amos. Õiguskantsler väisas Narva haigla psühhiaatriaosakonda. [The Chancellor of Justice visited psychiatric ward in Narva Hospital] – Meditsiiniuudised 21.12.2010. In addition, officials from the Office of the Chancellor organised lectures, training events and information days for staff in places of detention and other relevant persons. For example, on 16 November 2010 N. Parrest delivered a lecture to students of Tallinn University on the nature of ill-treatment and the relevant practice in Estonia. Two larger training projects were also carried out. The first training project was intended for police officers, more specifically for the officers of the public order bureaus who deal with supervision of persons held in police detention centres, including persons detained for purposes of sobering up. The aim was to introduce the nature of ill-treatment (including relevant international instruments), the competence and practice of the Chancellor of Justice in preventing ill-treatment and, more specifically, some problematic issues in connection with the detention and restraint of persons by the police. The training sessions were held throughout Estonia: – North Prefecture 16 June 2010; – West Prefecture 19 October 2010; – East Prefecture 2 November 2010; – South Prefecture 14 December 2010. The second larger training project involved social welfare institutions with the aim to raise awareness of their staff about fundamental rights of persons receiving the service, including about ill-treatment and the necessity and possibilities for its prevention. Training sessions were held in 15 care homes and a total of 237 care home staff who have contact with clients were trained (including activity supervisors, social workers, management). This project is described in more detail in a separate article further in the report. At the same time, it was also considered important to train officials of the Office of Chancellor of Justice on the prevention of ill-treatment. For this, three training sessions for improving the skills of the Chancellor’s advisers were carried out with funding from the European Social Fund: – First training day 26 March 2010: Interviewing of minors with special psychological needs. Lecturers: Katrin Pruulmann (child psychologist), Sirje Rass (clinical psychologist) and Piret Visnapuu (child psychiatrist); – Second training day 29 March 2010: Detention & Diversity: National Preventive Mechanism. Lecturer: Dr. Jonathan Hadley (Social Researcher with the University of Helsinki, Former British Police Officer (1985−2002)); – Third training day 30 March 2010: Means of restraint and initial health examination in closed institutions. Lecturer: Dr. Andres Lehtmets. With support from the European Social Fund, from 25 to 29 October 2010 a study visit to prisons and their supervisory institutions in the United Kingdom was organised with the aim to obtain an overview of the UK prison system (including private prisons) and their practice of preventing and combating illtreatment. During the study visit, the Chancellor’s advisers acquired useful information and experience concerning general organisation and supervision of prisons which can be adapted to Estonia. 10