The NCPT: an overview Finally, during the reporting year, the Commission also undertook a study trip to Luxembourg, where it visited an internment facility for the administrative detention under immigration law. 1.2 Organisation 1.2.1  Members The Commission is composed of 12 members, who are appointed by the Federal Council and chosen for their professional expertise in the fields of human rights, law, correctional and administrative detention, medicine, psychiatry and police work. Members of the Commission: –– Prof. Dr. iur. Alberto Achermann, attorney, Chairman –– Lic. iur. Leo Näf, Vice-Chairman –– Lic. iur. Giorgio Battaglioni, attorney, Vice-Chairman –– Daniel Bolomey –– Dr. med. Corinne Devaud-Cornaz –– Dr. med. Philippe Gutmann –– Nadja Künzle –– Dr. med. Thomas Maier, Lecturer, psychiatrist –– Helena Neidhart –– Dr. iur., Esther Omlin, Chief Public Prosecutor –– Lic. iur., Franziska Plüss, attorney –– Prof. Dr. iur. Adriano Previtali 1.2.2  Observers For the regular observation of police escorts and forced return flights, the Commission, in addition to deploying its own staff, also engages outside specialists for forced return monitoring. Specialists currently engaged for this purpose are: –– Prof. Martina Caroni, Professor of International Law, University of Lucerne –– Fred Hodel, Integration Officer, City of Thun –– Lea Juillerat, legal expert –– Barbara Yurkina-Zingg, Asylum Coordinator/ Special Office BEST –– Thomas Mauer, former judge on the High Court of Bern 8 Activity Report NCPT 2017