The Ombudsman’s advisers, mag. Jure Markič, Ana Polutnik and Robert Gačnik, attended training to work with the Excel computer programme as a tool to display the NPM recommendations. 12 February 2019 Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and Polona Mozetič, the Ombudsman’s councillor, attended a consultative workshop on the rights of suspects and the accused, which took place in Budapest, Hungary, between 12 and 13 February 2019. The workshop took place within the project, „Strengthening the rights of suspects and accused in criminal proceedings – the Role of national institutions for human rights“, implemented by the Peace Institute (a partner of the NPM) in cooperation with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) from Austria as the coordinator, and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee from Hungary and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights from Poland. 15 February 2019 Mag. Jure Markič, the Ombudsman’s adviser, attended the 11th session of the working group regarding the establishment of a special unit for treating persons with profound mental disorders at the MDDSZ. 7 March 2019 Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih attended a meeting at the MDDSZ on placing infirm and ill convicted persons who require care due to their health issues, which prisons cannot provide for them and who would need to be accommodated at social care institutions. 8 March 2019 At the Ombudsman’s head office, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and the Ombudsman’s adviser, Ana Polutnik, attended a meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the MDDSZ, the South Primorska Social Work Centre, the Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (URSIKS), the Črna na Koroškem Special Education, Work and Care Centre, and lawyer, Dr Marija Hladin, on implementation of the educational measure of placement in a special education institution. 15 March 2019 Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and the Ombudsman’s adviser, Robert Gačnik, attended the third scientific conference entitled „Compliance of Domestic Regulations with the Acquis of the European Union“ in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the event, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih presented the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia in the role of a member of the National Preventive Mechanism. 15 March 2019 Mag. Jure Markič, the Ombudsman’s adviser, attended the 12th session of the working group regarding the establishment of a specialised unit for treating persons with profound mental disorders at the MDDSZ. 79 3.2 OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE NPM IN 2019 11 to 13 February 2019