63 International Cooperation an important resource for preventive mechanisms all over the world and contributes to international knowledge exchange concerning prevention of torture, degrading and inhuman treatment. In 2020, the result of the work was published on APT's website.2 The digital manual addresses themes such as institution development, activities, models for preventive work and cooperation with other bodies. Nordic NPM Network The Nordic NPM Network held three meetings during the year. The network is composed of representatives from all the national preventive mechanisms in the Nordic countries with equiva­ lent mandates to the Parliamentary Ombudsman under OPCAT. The Nordic networking meetings are important forums for exchanging knowledge, ex­ perience and practice among the Nordic countries. Therefore, the network decided to hold an addition­ al digital meeting in 2020 on the background of the special challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. cumstances during the pandemic were discussed. The Parliamentary Ombudsman also presented findings from the report on inmates’ circumstances in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exchange of experiences continued at a digital follow-up meeting that was held in November 2020. The Nordic cooperation has been particularly useful in a time when all prevention bodies have faced many of the same challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports in English In order to share experiences and information with international bodies within the prevention field, thematic reports, summaries and recommenda­ tions from visit reports are published in English on the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s website. This helps us gain useful input from colleagues in other countries and makes it possible to reach parts of the Norwegian population that do not speak Norwegian. The first meeting of the year took place in Oslo in January 2020. The main theme was the rights of children deprived of their liberty and the use of coercive means in relation to children. The research network Nordic Network on Restrictive Measures, comprised of researchers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, was invited to participate in the first session. The second session of the meeting was reserved for internal discussion in the prevention network, which addressed themes such as deportation of asylum seekers and the presence of national preventive mechanisms during enforced returns. The other network meeting was arranged digi­ tally by the Folketing Ombudsman in Denmark in August 2020. The agenda included COVID-19 and the exchange of experiences concerning the work of the Nordic NPMs thus far through the pandemic. In particular, preventive methods adapted to cir­ 2 See https://www.apt.ch/en/knowledge-hub/npm-toolkit Report on prison inmates and the COVID-19 pandemic, translated into English.