National Preventive Mechanism Regular exchanges concerning NPM issues also occur within the framework of bilateral visits. Ombudswoman Gertrude Brinek received her counterpart from Kosovo in order to discuss the implementation of the OPCAT mandate. Discussions also considered cooperation between the ombudsman institution and Parliament along with the general processing of complaints. The delegation also had the opportunity to visit the Disability Ombudsman and the Equality Ombudsman. Working visit by the Ombudsman of Kosovo With the aim of pursuing closer cooperation, the NPM regularly writes reports for the NPM Newsletter of the Council of Europe. This newsletter provides an overview of information with NPM relevance in the member states and offers a forum for sharing practical issues and good practice models. NPM newsletter of the Council of Europe 3.2.8 Report of the Human Rights Advisory Council In 2016, the Human Rights Advisory Council continued and expanded its successful work for the NPM. At more than 30 meetings of its working groups, the Council prepared statements concerning the extent of the mandate, general issues of preventive protection of human rights and draft recommendations of the NPM. An issue of particular concern for the Human Rights Advisory Council was the assessment of visit reports by the commissions. This provided a valuable basis for suggestion of future monitoring priorities for the NPM. The results of the activities of the Human Rights Advisory Council were discussed with members of the AOB during six plenary sessions. It is pleasing that, in the meantime, eight statements of the Human Rights Advisory Council could be published in an easy-to-read version on the AOB website. The considerations regarding issues elaborated last year dealt amongst other things with the following topics: • NPM mandate – airport as a special transit area • NPM mandate – state’s duty to protect in facilities for persons with disabilities without official approval or official supervision • Insufficient availability of police doctors • Violations of boundaries with regard to sexual harassment by staff in a psychiatric hospital • Legal protection for children and adolescents with disabilities in the case of age-atypical measures that restrict freedom • Designation of cells in correctional institutions with indications of contagious diseases amongst prisoners 93