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The Primus Institute: THE ROLE OF NGO IN NPM. THE WAYS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDMSAN OF REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Katja Sodja. The Primus Institute http://www.institut-primus.si/. The Institute's programmes cover four key areas of activity: Access to justice; Peac e ;
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The Primus Institute:THE ROLE OF NGO IN NPM THE WAYS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDMSAN OF REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Katja Sodja
The Primus Institutehttp://www.institut-primus.si/ • The Institute's programmes cover four key areas of activity: • Access to justice; • Peace; • Welfare; • Europe. Collaboration with The Human Rights Ombudsman since 2009, in 2012 our representatives collaborated in 27 visits of 46 visits.
PROGRAMME OF VISITS • At the beggining of the year The Ombudsman and selected NGOs have MEETING • ROLE OF NGOs: + adoption of the programme of visits for further year, specified by the Ombudsman; + opportunity to express evaluation of the work in previous year; + opportunity to point if there are any problems in cooperation between The Ombudsman and NGOs.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE VISIT • The time and place of the visit and the number of people involved in visiting a particular place of surveillance is specified by the Ombudsman. • Every NGO has its own coordinator. • Usually the representative of Ombudsman that is leader of the planned visit contacts the selected representative of NGO to confirm the time and place of visit.
THE VISIT • Interview with the menegment: we have opportunity to ask question after the end of an interview that is lead by The Ombudsman. • Interview with the detained person(s): we are equal members to The Ombudsman. • Final inspection report: • in 8 days after visit we send brief written contribution to The Ombudsman which (do not always!) form final report of the visit • In year 2012 the representatives of our NGO provided 5 final reports (of 35s final reports)
OTHER ACTIVITIES • At least one meetingof Ombudsman and NGOs regarding methodology of work over the year. + Our NGO was always presented. - What if not all selected NGOs are present? 2. Final Yearly Report: • Insight in responses of proper authorities (Ministries) to final inspection reports of visits. • Conclusion about findings that are not taken into account.
3. Trainings: in the beginning of 2013 The Ombudsman and NGOs agreed that there is need for additional trainings for representatives of NGOs + till May 2013 we had one lecture regarding persons with dementia (Nursing Homes) and one training regarding Istanbul Protocol
EVALUATION OF METHODOLOGY + the model is well prepared on experiences of The Ombudsman and selected NGOs in the past +/- communication between The Ombudsman and NGOs, communication between selected NGOs +/- the representatives of NGOs are equal members to representatives of The Ombudsman in NPM
+/- instructions before visits +/- brochures of NGOs - control visits - other tasks of NPM (beside visits)
How can NGOs contributes to good collaboration with The Ombudsman? • representatives are experts in area of Human Rights • representatives have to be involved in meetings with Human Rights Ombudsman • representatives have to take trainings that are offered by The Ombudsman • representatives of NGO must have inner meetings/meetings with representatives of other NGOs regarding main problems in institutions of visits