Other contacts and activities standards, it urged the authorities to refrain, as a matter of principle, from separating small children and their parents before repatriation, except in situations where there is an immediate danger to the children.25 In May 2017, the Commission had a bilateral meeting with representatives of the Bern Cantonal Police due to the placement of a mother with five children in the Thun Regional Prison prior to their scheduled deportation. After being restrained due to physical resistance, the mother was placed in a security cell. The incident was considered to be a matter of concern in terms of fundamental rights. d.  Participation in ongoing police training During the reporting year, at the invitation of the police forces of the cantons of Geneva, Bern and Zurich, the Commission participated in ongoing police training courses. The Commission presented the methods and procedures it follows when accompanying forced return flights. 3.3  Dialogue with civil society organisations a. F orum on the monitoring of immigration law enforcement In July 2017 the NCPT held its annual forum with representatives of public authorities and civil society organisations in order to discuss the Commission’s conclusions and recommendations on the enforcement of orders issued in application of immigration law. The main subject of this year’s forum was the procedures for the preparatory meetings required by law prior to repatriation. The discussion focused on the different procedures followed by the cantons and possibilities of improvements. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 14 on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration [art. 3, para. 1], 29 May 2013, CRC/C/GC/14 (cit. CRC, GC 14), at 61. 25 Activity Report NCPT 2017 27