Place of the event 30. 7 July 2015 At the premises of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 31. 3–6 August 2015 250 Ljubljana and locations of institutions visited Participants Description of event Organiser Representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia: Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer, her Deputies, Tone Dolčič and Ivan Šelih, and Liana Kalčina, the Ombudsman’s adviser; representatives of the Ministry of Health: Minister Milojka Kolar Celarc, and her colleagues, Irena Kirar Fazarinc, Mojca Grabar, Špela Glušič, mag. Nadja Čobal and Majda Hostnik; representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities: Minister Dr. Anja Kopač Mrak and her colleagues, mag. Ružica Boškić, Janja Romih, Mojca Faganel and Polona Križnar Meeting with Minister Milojka Kolar Celarc and representatives of the Ministry of Health and Minister Dr. Anja Kopač Mrak and representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The discussion was on the issues of placing children in special social care institutions on the basis of court decisions (and also on the basis of the Mental Health Act), which constitute unsuitable accommodation (Hrastovec Social Care Institution and Dom Lukavci Special Social Care Institution). The state has no suitable facility for placing children and adolescents in need of hospitalisation. The need to amend the Mental Health Act and the urgent need to adopt measures to reduce temperatures in summer in institutions where persons with limited freedom of movement are accommodated were also discussed. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer, her Deputies Ivan Šelih, Tone Dolčič and Jernej Rovšek, mag. Bojana Kvas, Secretary General of the Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers; Ombudsman Šućko Baković, who was also the head of the delegation, which included his Deputy, Zdenka Perović, the Ombudsman’s advisers, Marica Nišavić and Dragan Radović, and Boris Ristović, Project Officer at the Office of the Council of Europe in Podgorica, Montenegro Reception and discussion with the delegation of the Montenegro Ombudsman (Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms). The focus was on the operations of the National Preventive Mechanism according to the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and for this reason they also visited several institutions in Slovenia. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR 2015 Date Place of the event Participants Description of event Organiser 32. 18 August 2015 General Police Directorate in Ljubljana Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Attendance at a coordination meeting relating to comments on the draft amending the State Border Control Act. Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, General Police Directorate 33. 1 August 2015 Ministry of Ivan Šelih, Deputy the InteOmbudsman rior of the Republic of Slovenia Attendance at the presentation of the draft amendments to the Police Tasks and Powers Act. Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia 34. 3 Septem- Portorož ber 2015 Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič, Dr. Ingrid Russi Zagožen and Lili Jazbec Lecture and active participation at a two-day consultation on the Mental Health Act. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia, Judicial Training Centre 35. 7 Septem- At the ber 2015 head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman: Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer and the Ombudsman’s advisers, Robert Gačnik and Miha Horvat; representatives of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia: Jože Podržaj, Tadeja Glavica and Lucija Božikov Meeting with Jože Podržaj, Director General of the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (URSIKS); the main topic was the agreement on the transparency of the work of the National Preventive Mechanism and thus related procedure for informing prisoners of its findings in the institutions visited. Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 36. 8 Septem- Ljubljana ber 2015 Castle Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman Participation at a round table as Ljubljana Castle part of the travelling exhibition of torture devices entitled “Barbarism of Torture”. The Deputy presented the operations of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), which are aimed at preventing torture and other humiliating treatment. 37. 28 September 2015 Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer, her Deputies, Ivan Šelih and Jernej Rovšek, Martina Ocepek, Director of the Expert Service, and the Ombudsman’s advisers, Mojca Valjavec, Gašper Adamič, Miha Horvat, Robert Gačnik, Nataša Kuzmič and Liana Kalčina Meeting with non-governmental and humanitarian organisations and other representatives of civil society working in the field of refugees and aliens. The meeting was attended by representatives of the following organisations: the Jesuit Refugee Association of Slovenia, Caritas Slovenia, the Slovenian Foundation for UNICEF, the Peace Institute, the Slovenian Red Cross, Slovenian Philanthropy, Amnesty International Slovenia and the Institute for African Studies. At the head office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR 2015 Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia 251 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM Date