“Taking Stock and Moving Forward” held on March 2, 2015.1 On June 2-5, 2015, the head of Prevention and Monitoring Department attended symposium in Geneva organized by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), dedicated to the protection of rights of LGBT inmates.2 During this visit, He was recorded in the short video footage dedicated to the international day for the support of victims of torture, which airs representatives of NPMs from five different countries (Norway, Senegal, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Paraguay) discussing the idea of torture free world.3 Representatives of the NPM participated in the working meeting and training for the NPMs, held in Riga during July 16-19, 2015. The training was intended for the NPMs integrated into the system of Public Defender as an institution. The three days long training was carried out under the support of the Latvian Ombudsman. Totally 31 representatives of public defender’s offices from the various countries took part in the meeting, including 22 heads of respective NPMs. The training was delivered by the experienced experts from the APT. On November 10, 2015, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia and the head of Prevention and Monitoring Department attended 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council’s UPR (second cycle) held in Geneva. The Session reviewed report on Georgia describing existing state of human rights in the country. 1.2.5. RELATIONS WITH NGOs AND DONOR ORGANIZATIONS In 2015, the NPM actively cooperated with different local and international NGOs and donors, among them the NPM was in cooperation with NGO “Human Rights Center”. Staff of this NGO together with the members of the Special Preventive Group carried out visits in the No.5 (women) and No.11 (juveniles) penitentiary establishments. Throughout the reporting period, the NPM had an active communication with the South Caucasus regional office of “Prison Reform International” (PRI). A number of meetings were held on the issue of protection of human rights in the places of deprivation/restriction of liberty. Representatives of the NPM held meetings in Geneva with NGOs - “APT” and “UPR Info”, where important aspects of activities of Georgia’s Ombudsman were discussed. 1 2 3 Detailed information on the conference is available at <http://www.cpt.coe.int/en/conferences/ cpt25.htm> [last accessed 09.06.2016]. Detailed information on the symposium is available at <http://www.apt.ch/en/resources/addressing-situations-of-vulnerability-of-lgbt-persons-in-detention-jean-jacques-gautier-npm-symposium-2015-outcome-report/> [last accessed 09.06.2016]. Video is available at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeLfwW1hMKw> [last accessed 09.06.2016]. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2015 11