1. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM 1.1. PREVENTIVE VISITS In 2015, Special Preventive Group of the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia, in order to inspect state of human rights protection, conducted 54 visits in 15 penitentiary institutions throughout the country and met with 3 300 inmates; 7 visits in the boarding schools unders religious denominations and met with 200 children; 10 visits in the small family-type children’s houses and met with 69 children; 7 visits in the specialized residential institutions for elderly persons and met with 150 beneficiaries; 1 visit in the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department under the Ministry of Interior and met with 18 persons. 2 monitoring were carried out to observe the return process of the Georgian migrants deported from the European countries back to Georgia. National Preventive Mechanism (hereinafter also NPM) also participated in monitoring of state of rights of asylum seekers, refugees and persons having humanitarian status. Moreover, monitoring had been conducted in 32 temporary detention isolators and 59 police stations with total 54 detainees visited. 1 visit was conducted in the place of restriction of liberty and 25 prisoners were met. 1 visit was conducted in the military unit and 35 soldiers were met. As a result of 2 visits in two hauptwachts 1 military serviceman was met. During 12 visits in the mental health institutions totally 661 patients were met. Throughout the monitoring, representatives of the Public Defender inspected physical environment of closed-type establishments as well as state of rights of inmates living thereto with a particular emphasis on their treatment. 1.2. COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS In compliance with its mandate the NPM gives due consideration to the need for maintaining good communication with stakeholders. Notably, it is impossible to carry out inspection, draft recommendations and consequently advocate for and follow up the implementation of recommendations without engaging in the dialogue with civil society, international organizations, relevant governmental authorities and other stakeholders. In this regard, various important activities had been carried out in 2015. 1.2.1. DIALOGUE WITH GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES During the reporting period, the NPM maintained active communication and engaged in dialogue with government authorities. Meetings were held both individually and NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2015 7