Report on the Performance of the Activities of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2019 mutual help and assistance among member states to achieve the stability of external borders and a fully functional Schengen area of free movement, highlighting that Europe will always respect its values and help persons fleeing persecution or conflict, which is also its moral duty. Migration policies, legislation and practice can and must guarantee that human rights are protected, as well as find a way to reconcile this approach with a focus on protection of state borders and security, while keeping in mind that protecting borders also demands clear frameworks as to what is allowed to be done in the name of controlling migration. 1.6. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AMONG NPMS AND MARKING OF INTERNATIONAL DAYS During 2019, we participated in many international events organised by the South East Europe NPM Network, the EU NPM Forum, ENNHRI, IPCAN Network, or by partner NPMs or international organisations. We also actively cooperated with the SPT and the CPT, and took part in a conference on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CPT, on implementing safeguards during police custody. Since 2019, we have presided over ENNHRI’s working group on asylum and migration, which met in Zagreb to build capacities in communicating human rights, while in Madrid work began on a project to promote and protect the rights of migrants on state borders. We also took part at a CoE 32 conference in Sarajevo on the main challenges and examples of good practice regarding migration and asylum. We also contributed to the meetings of the South East Europe NPM Network on protecting persons deprived by liberty from possible reprisals and the specific needs of minors in detention facilities. In October 2019 in Skopje, we were chosen to chair the Network in 2020. During 2019, a meeting with the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) was also held, and we also took part in an international conference on combating illegal police practice in Budva, while at an international conference in Tunis we presented our experiences of prisoner classification according to their specific needs in the prison system. In addition, we held a lecture at the Summer School of Human Rights organised by the Rijeka University Faculty of Law, on the topic of protecting individuals who entered Croatia irregularly. In 2019, we paid special attention to the rights of the persons with mental disorders, organising a round-table in Zagreb, entitled "Informed Consent – I Know Why I'm Here!", on the challenges in protecting the rights of patients with mental disorders during their hospitalization. In addition, during our study visit to the Slovenian Ombudsman, we exchanged experiences and examples of good practice in protecting the rights of persons with mental disorders. We marked the World Mental Health Day, Day of Persons with Mental Health Disorders, as well as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture with posts on our website, www.ombudsman.hr.