NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN National Preventive Mechanism ANNUAL REPORT 2017 72 WHEN 14–17 August 22 August 23–24 August 28 August 30 August ACTIVITY Summer school in Bristol on the Mandela Rules Lecture by and internal meeting with Marius Storvik, researcher at the University of Tromsø Meeting of Nordic preventive mechanisms in Oslo Meeting with Russian lawyers working in the field of human rights Cooperation meeting with the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution, the Ombudsman for Children and the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman Summer seminar at the psychiatric clinic at Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital: ‘The use of force in 1 September psychiatric treatment, focusing on the legal amendments that enter into force on 1 September 2017’ 4 September 4 September 5 September Meeting of the advisory committee to the National Preventive Mechanism Conference on women under the responsibility of the Correctional Service, organised by the Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy (KRUS) Meeting with Mari Bræin of RVTS Øst (the Eastern Norway regional resource centre for violence, traumatic stress and suicide prevention) on trauma sensitivity in child welfare 6 September Women’s Conference organised by the Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy (KRUS) 8 September Learning visit to Lovisenberg Hospital 22–24 September 25 September 26 September 26 September 26 September 29 September 2 October 4 October 10 October The Norwegian Judicial Policy Association's autumn seminar 2017 Gave a talk to Tvangslovsutvalget – the committee tasked with assessing the rules on coercion in the healthcare sector Meeting with Mads Harlem and Charlotte Bayegan-Harlem of the international law division of the Norwegian Red Cross Breakfast seminar organised by the Ombudsman for Children on its report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and children's right to be heard Visit by a delegation from Nepal Seminar organised by the Health and Social Services Ombudsman in Hedmark and Oppland: ‘Due process protection for patients in mental health care’ Talk on Norway’s experience of prevention work at a seminar in Dublin, organised by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Workshop at the office of the Norwegian Police Directorate on child welfare and the police Meeting with the Ministry of Health and Care Services