32. 7–8 The Human Rights Ombudsman, Vlasta Nussdorfer, led the Days of Mental September Health in Portorož focusing on children and adolescents with mental health 2017 problems. At the event, the work of the Ombudsman was presented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ivan Šelih, while the Ombudsman’s adviser, Lili Jazbec, presented the findings of the work of the NPM with regard to activities in residential treatment institutions. The Days of Mental Health, which was organised for the first time last year at the initiative of the Ombudsman, in the hope that it will become traditional, was again held at the Bernardin Congress Centre in Portorož. It was organised by the Judicial Training Centre of the Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the Ministry of Health, and the Association of Centres for Social Work. The event was also attended by the Ombudsman’s adviser, mag. Jure Markič. 33. 8 September The Human Rights Ombudsman, Vlasta Nussdorfer, met with the Prime 2017 Minister, Dr Miro Cerar, at the premises of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. They reviewed the most pressing individual issues concerning human rights. The Ombudsman also provided Dr Cerar with the Special Report on the violation of human rights of people with mental disorders with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment in secure departments of social care institutions 34. 15 September At the premises of the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, mag. 2017 Jure Markič, member of the NPM, met with representatives of this association who cooperate in the work of the NPM. He explained the work methods of the NPM and answered numerous questions on the implementation of visits and the participation of representatives of non-governmental organisations in these visits. 35. 20 September The Deputy Ombudsmen, Ivan Šelih, Dr Kornelija Marzel, and Miha Horvat, 2017 and the Ombudsman’s adviser, Lan Vošnjak, attended the 95th session of the Commission for State Organisation and the 81st session of the Commission for Social Care, Labour, Health and the Disabled at the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, where the Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia for 2016 and the Report on the Implementation of the Duties and Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism in 2016 were discussed. 36. 22 September The Deputy Ombudsman, Ivan Šelih, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, Robert 2017 Gačnik and mag. Jure Markič, attended a Symposium on Forensic Psychiatry at Maribor University Medical Centre, entitled Five Years of the Unit for Forensic Psychiatry of Maribor Medical Centre. 37. 25–27 The Ombudsman’s adviser and member of the NPM, mag. Jure Markič, travelled September to Vienna to attend international workshops for NPM members entitled 2017 Communication Skills and Techniques. The workshops were organised by the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). 38. 28 September The Ombudsman and her Deputy, Ivan Šelih, attended the 82nd session of 2017 the National Council’s Commission for Social Care, Labour, Health and the Disabled, where the Special Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia on the violation of human rights of people with mental disorders with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment in secure departments of social care institutions was discussed. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2017 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 31