NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN National Preventive Mechanism ANNUAL REPORT 2020 54 In 2020, the Advisory Committee comprised representatives from the following organi­ sations: › The Norwegian Bar Association´s Human Rights Committee › Amnesty International Norway › The Ombudsperson for Children › Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) › Jussbuss (Free legal aid service run by law students) › Norwegian Organization for Children in Care › Norwegian Medical Association, represented by Norwegian Psychiatric Association › The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud › The Norwegian Association of Youth Other formal cooperation The Parliamentary Ombudsman is also represented on the Advisory Committee of the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution (NIM), which regularly discusses topics of general interest to the Ombudsman and of special interest to the prevention mandate. The NPM maintains ongoing contact with the Ombudsperson for Children and the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud. A new development this year has been the estab­ lishment of regular meetings and closer contact between the NPM and the Red Cross volunteer visitor service at the Police Immigration Detention Centre at Trandum. The aim has been to secure a constructive dialogue on various issues concerning the immigration detention centre. In 2020 we have also had contact with the supervisory board for the police immigration detention centre, concerning the supervisory board’s work and the situation at Trandum. Mental Health › Norwegian National Human Rights Institution › Norwegian Research Network on Coercion in Mental Health Care (TvangsForsk) › The Norwegian Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NFU) › The Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers (NOAS) › The Norwegian Psychological Associ­ ation’s Human Rights Committee › Norwegian Alliance for Informal Carers › Wayback – Foundation for the Rehabilitation of prisoners › We Shall Overcome Senior Adviser Johannes Flisnes Nilsen gives a talk during the panel debate “Body searches in Norwegian prisons – where should the line be drawn?” at the House of Literature in Oslo.