2016 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE Contents 3 Introduction 4 Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism 5 Methodology for Performing the National Prevention of Torture 5 Questionnaire-based inspections 6 Thematic inspections 6 Follow-up inspections 8 Stages of Inspections 9 Involvement of experts 10 Inspections Conducted at Places of Detention 11 Most important systemic problems identified 11 Social Care Institutions 11 Social care institutions for adults 14 Social care institutions for children 18 Police custody facilities 20 Imprisonment Institutions 22 Places of Detention for Foreigners 24 Mental Institutions 26 Follow-Up Inspections 26 Mental institution 27 Imprisonment institutions 28 Police institutions 29 Places of detention for foreigners 31 Additional Activities 33 Conclusions 2

Select target paragraph3