CAT/OP/ARM/2/Add.1 within 20 days period corrected them. The results of the activities conducted were publicized by the NPM. 11. Another example of publishing the activities of the NPM may be considered that the information publicized became of interest to the RA Prime Minister. Thus, the NPM visited child care and protection of boarding facility where it witnessed ill-treatment towards children, as well as food storage condition violations and expired products, cases of abuse of power by the administration. The RA Minister of Labour and Social Affairs was immediately informed of the recorded violations, asking him to take immediate measures to solve the existing issues, to prevent similar incidents in the future and to bring the persons responsible to liability. Unfortunately the RA Minster of Labour and Social Affairs did not undertake measures as a result of which the NPM published the violations recorded thus publicly asking for immediate steps. As a result, the RA Prime Minister with the representatives of the NPM conducted an unexpected visit to the facility, discussing the revelations of the NPM on the spot as a result of which the director was fired, and the Deputy Minister and the Head of the Family, Women and Children Department of the RA Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs were sentenced to disciplinary liability receiving strict notice. VI. Methodology of visits 12. The Annual Activity Plan and Annual Strategy were developed, which included the challenges, visit schedules and other relevant information of NPM for 2014. Although understanding the importance of the recommendation of the SPT in regards to the 5 year strategy, the NPM developed only the strategy for 2014, which is due to the fact that the Strategy is experimental. 13. In order to increase the efficiency of the activities the guide for visits was developed in collaboration with the Expert Council, which includes ethical regulations of the Expert Council, methods and tools of the visit. The NPM and Expert Council conduct internal trainings based on the developed guide. 14. Moreover, during the trainings, special attention is paid to the fact that the NPM representatives clearly mention the secrecy and volunteer nature of the interviews, be guided by the “do not harm” principle, create trusted environment, fully present the mandate of NPM in practice not altering from its mandate. VII. Reprisals 15. Special attention is paid to the issue of mandatory warning of the administration of closed or semi-closed institutions about unacceptability of possible reprisals. VIII. Debriefing the authorities of closed and semi-closed institutions 16. Special attention is paid to raising the efficiency of the discussions conducted with the representatives of the staff of closed institutions as well as to the issues of the mandatory warning on reprisals related to those people with who the representatives of NPM had interviews. GE.17-01120 5