Poročilo Varuha človekovih pravic Republike Slovenije o izvajanju nalog državnega preventivnega mehanizma za leto 2011 Na priporočilo se je odzval Mladinski dom Maribor, ki priporočila ne sprejema. Strokovni delavci menijo, da dolgoletna praksa kaže, da neoznačevanje ustanove ni moteče niti za okolje niti zanje in da do zdaj niso imeli nobenih težav. Prepričani so, da je tudi to prispevek k normalizaciji in destigmatizaciji mladostnikov kakor tudi ustanove, v kateri prebivajo. Sklep DPM meni, da obiskani zavodi delujejo dobro in izpolnjujejo svoje poslanstvo. V pogovorih z mladostniki je bilo le malo pritožb zoper ravnanje zaposlenih v zavodih in zatrjevanja kršitev človekovih pravic. DPM predlaga interdisciplinarno razpravo in strokovni razmislek o organiziranju večine zavodov po načelu stanovanjskih skupin. Obvladovanje zahtevnejše populacije je lažje v manjših skupinah. To bi zahtevalo več organizacijskih sprememb in drugih prilagoditev, ki pa bi bile lahko zahtevne z vidika varnosti mladostnikov in doseganja namena oddaje v zavod (gre predvsem za mladostnike, ki jim je izrečen vzgojni ukrep namestitve v zavod). 64 Državni preventivni mehanizem v Republiki Sloveniji po Opcijskem protokolu h Konvenciji OZN proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju Implementation of the Duties and Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism in 2011 Maribor Juvenile Home responded to the recommendation, but did not accept it. The expert workers believe that long practice shows that not indicating the nature of the institution does not disturb the environment or the institution, and that there have never been any problems. They are convinced that this contributes to the normalisation and destigmatisation of the adolescents and the institution in which they live. Conclusion It is the DPM’s opinion that the visited institutions function well and fulfil their mission. When talking to the adolescents, there were only a few complaints regarding the conduct of employees in the institutions and reported violations of human rights. The DPM proposes an interdisciplinary discussion and professional reflection on organising the majority of institutions according to the principle of residential groups. The management of a more demanding population is easier in smaller groups. This would require several organisational changes and other adaptations, which would be demanding primarily from the perspective of the safety of the adolescents and achieving the objective of committal to an institution (this specifically concerns adolescents on whom the educational measure of committal to the institution has been imposed). National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Slovenia under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 65