NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN National Preventive Mechanism ANNUAL REPORT 2020 62 The second meeting of the Nordic Prevention Network in 2020 was held digitally. have been a consistent theme. In the spring of 2020, we contributed with input to the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) regarding the pandemic’s consequences for conducting visits to institutions where persons are deprived of their liberty. However, there have also been opportunities to explore other topics, and in June 2020, Head of NPM Unit Helga Fastrup Ervik shared Norwegian perspectives and experiences during talks at two digital seminars arranged by the organisations Irish Penal Reform Trust and Zahid Mubarek Trust, and the Australian OPCAT network concerning the relationship between civil society and national preventive bodies. The main objective was to inform of our Advisory Committee and other cooperation with civil society, and how this work contributes to strengthening preventive efforts. 1 The NPM contributes regularly with input to the E ­ uropean newsletter for preventive bodies, ­published by the Council of Europe. In 2020, we also contributed an article to a special edition of the periodic newsletter published by the Expert Network on External Prison Oversight and Human Rights. The purpose of the network is to promote openness and responsibility among prison author­ ities internationally. The special edition addressed the use of solitary confinement in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the NPM article described experiences with mandatory 14-day quarantine for all new inmates as one of the infection control measures introduced in Norwegian prisons.1 For the last two years, the NPM has participated in an editorial board established by APT with the aim of developing a practical, Internet-based manual for preventive efforts under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT). APT is See https://icpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Expert-Network-Newsletter-_Special-Issue-6-CORRECTED_.pdf