ANNUAL REPORT OF NPM 2019 _______________________________________________________________________________________ During the reporting period, the NPM participated in a conference on "Mental Health in Correctional and Detention Centres", organized by the Civil Society Networks and Criminal Justice Reforms, held on 27 September 2019 in Prishtina. On 5 November 2019, the Deputy Ombudsperson in charge of the NPM attended a roundtable organized by the Kosovo Police, namely the Directorate for Investigation of Trafficking in Human Beings, supported by Terre des Hommes, to strengthen inter-institutional cooperation, including religious communities, in preventing human trafficking in Kosovo. On 11 November 2019, the Deputy Ombudsperson attended a conference organized to mark the 20 th anniversary of the Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT). The ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Kosovo Correctional Service was held on 26 November 2019, and was attended by representatives of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, foreign embassies in the Republic of Kosovo, and representatives of international and local organizations. Participants in this ceremony, at the invitation of the Kosovo Correctional Service, were also the Deputy Ombudsperson and the Director of the NPM. On this occasion, the Ombudsperson Institution was awarded with a Certificate of Acknowledgment by the Kosovo Correctional Service for the partnership and cooperation toward a common goal. NPM in electronic and printed media During the reporting period, the NPM made public statements, in electronic and printed media, in 13 cases related to the issue of respecting fundamental rights of persons deprived of their liberty. Table depicting public appearances of NPM in electronic and printed media KTV 2 RTK 1 RTK2 1 Radio Kosovo 1 T7 5 Klan Kosova 1 Oath for Justice 1 TV Dukagjini 1 TOTAL 13 50