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Contents
1.
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1. General assessment of prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading
treatments and punishments in the Republic of Serbia ........................................................ 5
1.2. The most important data on the activities of the Protector of Citizens regarding the NPS
activities in 2015........................................................................................................................... 8
2.
Prohibition of torture .................................................................................................................. 9
2.1. National legislation ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.2. International instruments ......................................................................................................... 10
3.
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture .......................................................... 12
3.1. Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture ............................................................................. 13
3.2. National Mechanism for Prevention of Torture (NPM)....................................................... 13
3.3. Establishment of the Serbian NPM ......................................................................................... 14
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Methodology, resources and organization of the NPM in the course of 2015 .................. 16
4.1. NPM Methodology ................................................................................................................... 16
4.2. Material conditions and financial independence of the NPM ............................................ 18
4.3. Special NPM unit and its functional independency ............................................................. 18
4.4. Participation of the Provincial Protector of Citizens within the NPM activities .............. 19
4.5. participation of the civil sector in the NPM activities .......................................................... 20
4.6. Participation of external experts in the NPM activities ....................................................... 20
4.7. Training of the NPM staff ........................................................................................................ 21
4.8. Other forms of cooperation ...................................................................................................... 21
5.
Fulfilment of the NPM mandate in the course of 2015 ...................................................... 222
5.1. Visits to the institutions where persons are deprived of their liberty ............................. 222
5.2. Cooperation between the public authorities and the NPM in the course of the visits to
the institutions ........................................................................................................................... 23
5.3. Reports on the visited institutions ........................................................................................ 244
5.4. Recommendations for elimination of the observed deficiencies ...................................... 244
5.4.1. Actions of the competent authorities taken in line with the recommendations of the
National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia................................................................................ 255
5.5. Dialogue with the public authorities .................................................................................... 255
5.6. Organization of events and promotions of the NPM/ prevention of torture .................. 25
5.7. Cooperation with the UN Committee against Torture, UN Sub-Committee for the
Prevention of Torture and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture ..... 266
5.8. Cooperation with other NPM ................................................................................................ 277
5.9. Distribution of the Annual NPM Report ............................................................................. 277
5.10. Deliberation about the Annual NPM Report ........................................................................ 27
6.
Condition and activities of the NPM per areas in 2015...................................................... 288
6.1. Police / prosecutorial detention .............................................................................................. 31