Affairs of Georgia. The meeting concerned the recommendation implementation monitoring procedure, the format of dialogue and prospects for future cooperation. 1.6.2. DIALOGUE WITH THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS In 2018, the NPM maintained active communication with the diplomatic corps and international organisation both in Georgia and abroad. The Public Defender and the representatives of the NPM participated personally in various forums and meetings organised under the auspices of international organisations. On 10 September 2018, within the visit of the CPT to Georgia, the Public Defender of Georgia and the representatives of the NPM met with the representatives of the committee. A representative of the NPM also took part in the concluding meetings organised by the CPT with the Minister of Justice of Georgia and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia. On 17 November 2018, a video conference was held with the participation of the representatives of the NPM of Georgia and the SPT regional team in Europe. During the conference, representatives of the NPM of Georgia discussed the achievements and challenges in Georgia in terms of prevention of torture. In November 2018, the NPM participated in the preparation of the third-party intervention sent by the Public Defender of Georgia to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the case of Merabishvili v. Georgia (application no. 72508/13). The communication was aimed at adducing additional comments regarding the Public Defender’s recommendation concerning determining a reasonable term for storing video recordings in penitentiary establishments. 1.6.3. PUBLIC RELATIONS Informing the public about human rights protection in the places of deprivation of liberty and raising awareness is one of the priorities of the NPM. The public is informed by publishing after visit reports, special and annual reports, by organising various workshops and meetings, and through media. The representatives of the NPM participated in various TV and Radio programmes; numerous interviews were printed and posted in social media. The NPM circulated public statements regularly regarding visits made to the places of deprivation of liberty and the situation in these places. Furthermore, a representative of the NPM took part as a speaker in public debates organised by the Tbilisi State University concerning safeguards for persons in police custody. 1.6.4. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES On 21-22 February 2018, an expert workshop on the prevention of human rights abuses was conducted by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in Geneva. The National Prevention Mechanism of Georgia was the only mechanism that had the honour to address the participants of the workshop with a speech. At the organisers’ request, Nika Kvaratskhelia, Head of the 9