Guidebook 228 OHCHR, ‘NHRI’ (2010), pp 41f. 229 GANHRI, SCA GO, p 22. 230 De Beco/Hoefmans, ‘National Structure for the Implementation and Monitoring of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ in Gauthier De Beco, Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities National Structures for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Convention (Brill 30 May 2013), p 36 (hereinafter De Beco/Hoefmans, 2013). 231 De Beco/Murray, 2014, p 88. 232 GANHRI, SCA GO, p 37; De Beco/Murray, 2014, p 8. 233 See SPT, ‘Report on the visit made by the SPT for the purpose of providing advisory assistance to the national preventive mechanism of Moldova’(2014) CAT/OP/MDA/1 para 16; SPT, ‘Guidelines on national preventive mechanisms’(2010) CAT/OP/12/5 para 32. 234 See CRPD/C/1/Rev.1, para 15 and De Beco/Hoefmans, 2013, p 38. 235 Human Rights Council, ‘National human rights institutions’, Resolution from 27 September 2018, A/HRC/39/L.19/Rev.1, parreplace with: a 4. 236 Council of Europe Press Release, ’25 ‘Venice Principles’ - Democratic ABCs for ombudsman institutions’, Ref DC 052(2019). 237 The Venice Principles, para 1. 238 The Venice Principles, para 21: ‘Sufficient and independent budgetary resources shall be secured to the Ombudsman institution. […]’; The Venice Principles, para 11: ‘The Ombudsman shall be removed from office only according to an exhaustive list of clear and reasonable conditions established by law. […]’; The Venice Principles, parreplace with: a 23: ‘The Ombudsman, the deputies and the decision-making staff shall be immune from legal process in respect of activities and words, spoken or written, carried out in their official capacity for the Institution’. 239 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Resolution 2301 (2019) on Ombudsman institutions in Europe - the need for a set of common standards, 2 October 2019, parreplace with: a 9.5. 240 GANHRI, SCA GO, G.O.2.6. See also e.g. GANHRI, SCA, Northern Ireland Report, May 2016. 241 GAHNRI, SCA GO, G.O. 2.10; De Beco/Murray, 2014, p 115. On the relationship between NPMs and the judiciary see also Tomkin/Zach/Crittin and Birk, 'The Future of Mutual Trust and the Prevention of Ill-treatment: Judicial cooperation and the engagement of National Preventive Mechanisms' (2017) pp 71-72 (hereinafter Tomkin/Zach/Crittin and Birk, 2017). 242 OHCHR, ‘NHRI’ (2010), p 33. See also BIM/HRIC, 2015 and Tomkin/Zach/Crittin and Birk, 2017, p 69. 243 Ninth International Conference of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Nairobi Declaration (Nairobi, Kenya, 21-24 October 2008) para 3 (hereinafter Nairobi Declaration). 244 The Venice Principles, preamble. 245 The Venice Principles, para 13 (3). 246 The Venice Principles, para 17. 247 The Venice Principles, para 19 (1). 248 The Venice Principles, para 19 (2). 249 Kucsko-Stadlmayer, 2008, pp 22 ff. 250 Kucsko-Stadlmayer, 2008, pp 22 ff. 251 Kucsko-Stadlmayer, 2008, pp 22 ff. 140 FOOTNOTES 252 253 254 255 256 Kucsko-Stadlmayer, 2008, pp 22 ff. e.g. Austria and Croatia. Slovenian Ombudsman, Annual Report of 2017, p 243. Slovenian Ombudsman, Annual Report of 2016. Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, Teksten uitleg Onderzoek naar de motivering van voorlopige hechtenis, March 2017. See also Netherlands Institute for Human Rights Annual Report 2016, p 21. 257 Spain: Art 17 (2) El Defensor Del Pueblo, Organic Law(hereinafter Spain: NHRI law). 258 Interview with NHRI representative, Poland, 29 June 2018. 259 GANHRI, SCA, G.O. 1.2. 260 The Venice Principles, Art 13 (2). 261 Portugal: Statute of the Portuguese Ombudsman Law No. 9/91, of April 9 (as amended by Law No. 30/96, of August 14, Law No. 52-A/2005, of October 10, and Law No. 17/2013, of February 18), Art 2(1)(hereinafter Portugal: Ombudsman law). 262 Slovenian Ombudsman, Annual Report 2018, p 188. See also Slovenian Ombudsman, Annual Report 2016, p 128. 263 The Commissioner’s motion to the Police Commander in Chief Representative on Human Rights from 29.04.16, II.5150.9.2014.MK. 264 GAHNRI, SCA GO, para 7; see also Richard Carver, ‘One NHRIs or Many? How many Institutions Does it Take to protect human rights? Lessons from the European Experience’, Journal of Human Rights Practice 3 (2011) 1-24, p 4. 265 SPT, ‘Ninth Annual Report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’ (2016), CAT/C/57/4, para 18 (hereinafter CAT/C/57/4); see also UN, OHCHR, ‘The role of NPMs - Professional Training Series No. 21’ (2018) p16, (hereinafter OHCHR, ‘The role of NPMs’, 2018) and APT, ‘National Human Rights Institutions as National Preventive Mechanisms: Opportunities and challenges’ (December 2013). 266 CRPD/C/1/Rev.1, para 10. 267 GAHNRI, SCA GO, G.O. 1.5. 268 SPT, CAT/C/57/4, para 19. 269 Interview with APT representative, 12 June 2018. 270 Reply to the project survey, Finland. 271 Reply to the project survey, Finland. 272 See Croatian Ombudsman, Annual Report of the NPM, (2016); Croatian Ombudsman, Annual Report of the NPM, (2017). Cooperation with other domestic bodies was facilitated by the 2015 amendment of the Croatian Act on National Preventive Mechanisms, No. 71-05-03/1-11-2, 2 February 2011, which removed the limit of the participation of maximum 2 external representatives (from civil society, experts) in monitoring visits. 273 GAHNRI, SCA GO, G.O. 1.5. 274 SPT, CAT/C/57/4, para 86; see also APT and Penal Reform International (PRI), ‘Pre-trial detention: Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment’ (2 edn, 2015) p 10 (hereinafter APT/PRI, ‘Pre-trial detention’ (2015)). 275 Netherlands, Annual Report 2016, p 21. A similar practice was mentioned also by Lithuania. 276 Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (Commissioner for Human Rights), ’Jesteś świadkiem, podejrzanym lub pokrzywdzonym? Poznaj swoje prawa! Wzory pouczeń ludzkim językiem przygotowane przez RPO i Helsińską Fundację Praw Człowieka’ [Are you a witness, a suspect or a victim? Know your rights!] (2017-2018). 141