Other contacts and activities to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council, in which it highlighted the problematic human rights issues in relation to deprivation of liberty. c. Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) The Commission held various talks with the senior management of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) concerning the launch of a pilot project for assessing the healthcare in correctional facilities. The pilot project, which will initially be conducted for two years, will be assessing the conformity of healthcare in various detention facilities throughout Switzerland with human rights as well as national healthcare provisions of federal law. The pilot project will be guided by a working group composed of healthcare professionals with wide-ranging expertise, who will discuss the findings gathered by the Commission and contribute to the drafting of recommendations to the public authorities. Upon conclusion of the pilot project, the Commission will write a final report with recommendations, which will be submitted to the Head of the FDFA and the Swiss Public Health Directors Conference. d. F ederal Department of Finance (FDF), Swiss Border Guards Corps The Commission submitted two requests to the senior management of the Swiss Border Guards Corps for a response regarding the application of border police measures to foreign nationals without residency status in Switzerland. In particular, during a number of talks, it asked the Directorate of the Swiss Border Guards Corps to clarify the procedures as well as the treatment of suspected drug smugglers. The Commission had received information from civil society organisations which caused concern and therefore, sought clarifications in accordance with its legal mandate. Activity Report NCPT 2017 25