V. Cooperation Stakeholders with National and International  Cooperation with the Police The close and good working relationship with the Police continued in the years 2018 and 2019. The National Preventive Mechanism works closely with all Police Departments and, in particular, with the Office of Human Rights, Police Stations and with the Detention Centre for Prohibited Immigrants in Menoyia to provide views and guidance on matters regarding the human dignity of persons deprived of their liberty for criminal or administrative reasons. The Commissioner, as the NPM, was invited to express her views on the building design of the new Police Department of Morphou. In this context, the Commissioner made some important notes on the building requirements to be achieved in order to comply with the international standards for the respect of the rights of detainees. Special reference was also made to the need to ensure proper working conditions for the members of the Police, as well as to the rights of people with disabilities who might, in the future, be detained in the said place. On the basis of the notes made by the Commissioner, the Police convened an extended meeting on 11 May 2018 to discuss the recommendations and the practical measures to be taken for their implementation with regard to the new building of the Police Department of Morphou. The Commissioner welcomed with great satisfaction the measures that are already in place for the implementation of her recommendations. 29

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