Visits to institutions 42. 10 July 2018 The NPM members, Ombudsman’s advisers mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, and Jure Trbič of SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made a control visit to Idrija Psychiatric Hospital. 43. 17 July 2018 The NPM members, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert Gačnik and Adriana Aralica of the Legal Information Centre for NGOs (PIC), conducted an unannounced visit to the Rogoza Open Unit of Maribor Prison. 44. 24 July 2018 The members of the NPM, Ombudsman’s adviser mag. Jure Markič and Urška Kupec of Pravo za VSE, made a control visit to the Kidričevo Unit of Ptuj Retirement Home. 45. 26 July 2018 The members of the NPM, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert Gačnik and Neža Peternelj of SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Kranjska Gora Police Station. 46. 26 July 2018 The members of the NPM, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert Gačnik and Neža Peternelj of SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Radovljica Police Station. 47. 26 July 2018 The members of the NPM, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert Gačnik and Neža Peternelj of SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, made an unannounced visit to Tržič Police Station. 48. 7 August The NPM members, Ombudsman’s adviser mag. Jure Markič, and representative of 2018 the ZDUS, Stanka Radojičič, conducted a control visit to the Tolmin Unit of Podbrdo Retirement Home. 49. 21 August The NPM members, Ombudsman’s advisers mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, and 2018 Adriana Aralica of the PIC, conducted a thematic visit to Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution. 50. 21 August The NPM members, Ombudsman’s advisers mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, 2018 and Adriana Aralica of the PIC, conducted a thematic visit to Hrastovec Social Care Institution. 51. 21 August The NPM members, Ombudsman’s advisers mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, 2018 and Adriana Aralica of the PIC, conducted a thematic visit to Special Social Care Institution Nina Pokorn Home in Grmovje. 52. 22 August The NPM members, Ombudsman’s advisers mag. Jure Markič and Ana Polutnik, and 2018 Adriana Aralica of the PIC, conducted a thematic visit to Dom na Krasu Dutovlje Special Social Care Institution. 53. 30 August The members of the NPM, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, Ombudsman’s adviser 2018 Robert Gačnik and Urška Kupec of Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced visit to Laško Police Station. 54. 30 August The members of the NPM, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, Ombudsman’s adviser 2018 Robert Gačnik and Urška Kupec of Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced visit to Celje Police Station. 55. 30 August The members of the NPM, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, Ombudsman’s adviser 2018 Robert Gačnik and Urška Kupec of Pravo za VSE, made an unannounced visit to Slovenske Konjice Police Station. 56. 4 and 13 The NPM members, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert September Gačnik, Katarina Bervar Sternad of the PIC, and interpreter for Farsi, Hamed Karim, 2018 made an unannounced visit to Črnomelj Police Station regarding the treatment of migrants. 57. 5 September The NPM members, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert 2018 Gačnik, Luka Štrubelj of the PIC, and interpreter for Arabic, Amer Karim, made an unannounced visit to Ilirska Bistrica Police Station regarding the treatment of migrants. 58. 6 September The NPM members, Ombudsman’s adviser Robert Gačnik, Urša Regvar of the PIC, 2018 and interpreter for Arabic, Amer Karim, made an unannounced visit to Metlika Police Station regarding the treatment of migrants. 18 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2018 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT