ANNUAL REPORT OF NPM 2019 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Participation in Skopje on the topic “'National Strategy of Preventive Mechanisms for Prevention and Protection from Reprisals”. From 5 to 12 September 2019, the director of the NPM attended a training organized by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee on the topic ‘Matra Rule of Law Training Programme - Detention and Alternative Sanctions’, held in The Hague. From 5 - 12 September, participation in Matra Rule of Law Training Programme - Detention and Alternative Sanctions’ On 2 and 3 October 2019, the NPM representatives attended the second meeting of the South-East European NPM Network, organized by the Ombudsperson of Northern Macedonia, with the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Skopje, on the topic “Specific needs of children in places of detention - the situation and challenges”, where they gave a short presentation on the situation in the Republic of Kosovo. 55