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Table of contents
Foreword............................................................................................................................... 4
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2 › Working methods........................................................................................................ 13
3 › Selected topics from 2018.......................................................................................... 19
1 The Parliamentary Ombudsman's prevention mandate................................................ 9
› The UN Committee against Torture critical of Norway’s use of isolation.. .............. 19
› Routine use of coercion in child welfare institutions. . ............................................. 24
› Thematic report on s
egregation in mental h ealthcare institutions .. ....................... 28
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4 Visits in 2018.. ............................................................................................................. 33
› Prisons..................................................................................................................... 33
› Mental health care institutions................................................................................ 36
› Child welfare institutions......................................................................................... 43
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6 › National dialogue........................................................................................................ 57
7 › International cooperation. . .......................................................................................... 61
5 Follow-up of the NPM’s recommendations ................................................................ 49
Statistics............................................................................................................................. 67
Activities in 2018 ............................................................................................................... 70
Budget and accounts 2018 ................................................................................................ 75
Legislation
› The UN Convention against Torture
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› The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
› The Parliamentary Ombudsman Act.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
› Instructions for the Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82