1.7 Review of the Activities of the NPM in 2013 Working meeting with the representatives of social inspection with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs and Association of Social Care Institutions. Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Vlasta Nussdorfer, Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, and her colleagues Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Vlasta Nussdorfer, Ombudsman, and her colleagues hold a meeting with Jernej Pikalo, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport on the issues that NPM noticed during the visits to institutions for the detention of minors. The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 11 June 2013 Vlasta Nussdorfer, Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, and her colleagues Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Vlasta Nussdorfer, Ombudsman, and her colleagues hold a meeting with Senko Pličanič, the Minister of Justice, on the issue of detained persons, handcuffing of persons brought to the court, work of the forensic psychiatry, conditions in the Slovene prisons and support and protection of victims of criminal offences. The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 13 June 2013 Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, Robert Gačnik, Andreja Srebotnik, dr. Ingrid Russi-Zagožen and Brigita Urh, Ombudsman’s advisers Meeting of NPM colleagues from the Ombudsman’s Office, representatives of NGOs (eight representatives) and experts who cooperate on some tasks of the NPM. The conversation covered the role of NGOs in NPM’s tasks, work methodology and the issue of protecting the rights of persons in the area of mental health. The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 24-26 June 2013 Skopje, Macedonia Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and Robert Gačnik, Ombudsman’s adviser Participation in the workshops and regional conference of the SouthEast Europe NPM representatives entitled Multi-country workshop on the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment. European Commission, TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument) which operates within the European Commission, in cooperation with the Macedonian Ombudsman. 4 July 2013 National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana Vlasta Nussdorfer, Ombudsman, and Bojana Kvas, MSc, Secretary-General of the Ombudsman The 18th Regular Ombudsman’s Report for 2012 and the annual report of the Ombudsman as a the NPM for 2012 were submitted to Janko Veber by the Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer. National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia 4 July 2013 Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Vlasta Nussdorfer, Ombudsman, Jernej Rovšek, Ivan Šelih, Kornelija Marzel and Tone Dolčič, Deputy Ombudsmen, and Bojana Kvas, MSc, Secretary-General of the Ombudsman Press conference of the Ombudsman where the Ombudsman talked about the basic findings about the respect of fundamental rights in the Republic of Slovenia. Ivan Šelih presented the most important findings from the NPM annual report. The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 4 June 2013 Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 4 June 2013 Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, Jure Markič and dr. Ingrid Russi-Zagožen, Ombudsman’s advisers IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2013 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 139