against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment:10 years of prevention” under the auspices of the European Union House in Cyprus. The event opened with a welcome speech by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance and the Minister of Justice and Public Order. The event consisted of two thematic areas, the first on “Prisons and Prevention against Torture: Experiences and Challenges” and, the second, on “Care Homes for the Elderly and the Disabled, and Prevention against Torture: Experiences and Challenges”. The event was attended by representatives of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), as well as representatives of the Prisons Department, the Pancyprian Bar Association, the Social Welfare Services and the Elders’ Parliament. On 9 December 2016, the Commissioner for Administration gave a welcome speech at the Workshop organised by the Cyprus Police on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day. At the said workshop, an Officer of the Mechanism gave a speech on “Preventing ill-treatment and safeguarding the fundamental rights in detention”. 29