Chernihiv region 1 2 1 Total 1 2 5 7 5 3 4 7 2 9 9 2 5 7 4 1 52 See Figure 3.1. for comparative data on visits (2012-2014) with breakdown by ministry and agency responsible for places of detention. Figure 3.1. Comparative data on visits with breakdown by ministry and agency responsible for places of detention (2012-2014) 120 96 100 82 80 2012 60 2013 49 38 31 25 40 43 26 22 29 2014 25 20 25 20 11 8 3 5 7 9 7 1 0 4 0 SMS SBGS SPS SCA MIA MSP MOH MOES MD SSU 3.2. The role of the public in NPM implementation in Ukraine National preventive mechanism in Ukraine functions in the Ombudsman+ format. Our “+” is the public, representative of NGOs and activists-volunteers who take part in regular monitoring visits with the representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights. However, contribution of civil society into development of the NPM is not limited to visits to places of detention. Challenges in 2014 One of the outstanding features of visits to places of detention during 2014 was the extreme conditions for monitoring. Therefore, there was a need to adjust principles of operation, safety, as well as review the list of places of detention. Following a suggestion by Kharkiv Institute for Social Research (KhISR), places of forced accommodation for persons resettled from the territory of anti-terrorist operation (IDPs) were included into the list of NPM monitoring sites. The Commissioner for Human Rights and, accordingly the NPM Department supported the 33