4.5.1. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM During the reporting period, the National Preventive Mechanism (hereinafter: NPM) paid 77 visits to the institutions which accommodate persons deprived of liberty and eight supervisions of the procedures of forced returns of foreign citizens.120 In total 20 visits were paid to police stations,121 16 to the institutes for the enforcement of penal sanctions ,122 13 to the residential care institutions123 and eight to psychiatric institutions124. Furthermore, four visits were paid with the aim of monitoring of the treatment of refugees and migrants125. A number of visits was paid in cooperation with foreign delegations126 which were visiting the Republic of Serbia. For the first time, the NPM during the reporting period paid 16 visits to military facilities.127 Chart 8 – Visits paid by NPM in 2019 Removals of sixteen citizens of the People’s Republic of China, two citizens of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, one citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia, one citizen of the Republic of India, one citizen of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and one citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina were monitored. 121 PD Kragujevac, PS Batočina, PS Lapovo, PD Jagodina (seat), PS Ćuprija, PD for the City of Belgrade – Service on call, PS Novi Beograd, PD Požarevac, PS Zemun, PS Stari grad, PD Zaječar (seat), PS Velika Plana, PD Vranje (seat), PS Surdulica, PD Leskovac (seat), PD Prokuplje, PS Blace, PS Krušumlija, PS Žitorađa, and traffic police office PD Prokuplje. 122 PCI Niš (three time), PCI Sremska Mitrovica (twice), PCI Ćuprija, PCI Požarevac – Zabela, DP Belgrade (four times), DP Kragujevac, DP Smederevo, DP Zaječar, DP Vranje and DP Prokuplje. 123 Gerontological Center Kragujevac, Nursing home for the elderly Voždovac, Infirmary for autism Zemun, Home for persons with mental illnesses “Čurug”, Home for accommodation of adults Blace – Trbunje, Home “Srce u jabuci” Jabuka, Home “Veternik”, Home “Tešice”, Center for the protection of infants, children and youth of Belgrade Infirmary of the Center, Home Male Pčelice, Home Stamnica and Home “Sveti Vasilije Ostroški – Čudotvorac“. 124 Clinical center Kragujevac – Psychiatric clinic, General hospital Šabac – Psychiatric service, Clinical center of Serbia – Psychiatric clinic, Clinical center of Niš – Center for mental health protection, Clinical center of Vojvodina – psychiatric clinic, General hospital Jagodina – Psychiatric service and Clinic for Neurology and psychiatry for children and the youth. 125Shelter for Foreigners, Airport “Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade (twice) and Airport “Konstantin Veliki” in Niš. 126 National Ombudsman of the Netherlands, High Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, Ombudsman of Romania and Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey. 127 Military facilities in Jakovo, Požarevac, Valjevo, Šabac, Pančevo, Bujanovac, Vranje, Leskovac, Niš, Raška, Kraljevo, Kruševac, Bačka Topola, Sombor, Novi Sad and Prokuplje. 120 - 75 -