ANNUAL REPORT OF NPM 2019 _______________________________________________________________________________________ the obligation to cooperate with the Ombudsperson Institution, which is provided by the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo86 and the Law on the Ombudsperson87, the NPM received no response. Monitoring forced return operations through airlines During the reporting period, the NPM monitored two forced return operations at the Prishtina International Airport of citizens of the Republic of Kosovo by the Swiss authorities. This monitoring is based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ombudsperson Institution and the Swiss National Commission for the Prevention of Torture88. During the monitoring of these operations, the NPM observed that the forced returnees were treated in a humane manner by the police authorities of the Republic of Kosovo. 86 Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, Article 132, paragraph 3 Law no. 05/L-019 on the Ombudsperson, Article 25. 88 Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsperson Institution and the Swiss National Commission for the Prevention of Torture for the monitoring of forced return operations signed on 24 April 2019. For more information, see: https://www.oikrks.org/en/2019/04/25/signing-of-memorandum-of-understanding-between-switzerland-and-kosovo-on-prevention-of-torture-andcommon-monitoring-of-forced-return-operations/. 87 38