PP ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE NPM N PM CONTENTS 1. Introduction 7 1.1. The Act on the National Preventive Mechanisms Against Torture and Other 7 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1.2. The commencement of NPM activities in the Republic of Croatia 9 2. Working methods of the NPM Croatia 10 3. An overview of activities in 2012 13 3.1. Visits a. Visits to places under the authority of the Ministry of Justice b. Visits to places under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior c. Visits to places under the authority of the Ministry of Social Policy and Youth d. An overview of the undertaken activities following recommendations 13 14 17 3.2. Informing the public 3.3. International cooperation 27 27 20 22 4. Assessment of the current situation 29 5. Conclusion 36

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