ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NPM IN 2017 Α. ACTIVITIES OF THE NPM 21 January 2017: Organisation of a Conference on “Sexual Offences: Penalty? Correction? Remedy?” in collaboration with the Constantion Institute of Criminal Investigation and the British High Commission in Cyprus. 13 March 2017: Submission of Stance (NPM 1/2017) on the process of deinstitutionalisation of people with mental disabilities in Ward 14 of the Psychiatric Hospital of Athalassa. 15 May 2017: Submission of opinions on the new Police Department of Famagusta. 29 May 2017: Visit to the Central Prisons 31 May 2017 - 1 June 2017: Participation in a conference organised by the Council of Europe and OSCE in Strasbourg on: “Draft set of rules for administration detention of migrants and independent observatory of NPMs”. 6 June 2017: Participation in a meeting to discuss the new buildings of the Police Departments in Famagusta and Morfou. 22-23 June 2017: Participation in a Public Hearing organised by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on: ��EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LEGAL COOPERATION (CDCJ) - CONDITIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION OF MIGRANTS- HEARING OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY”. 25 - 27 September 2017: Participation in a conference organised by IΟΙ in Vienna on “Communication skills & techniques”. 30