On the agenda: monitoring psychiatric facilities
28.7.2016
In June the Norwegian NPM participated in a workshop on "Monitoring of Psychiatric Facilities".
Articles related to prevention of torture
Ten years of torture prevention
22.6.2016
On 22 June 2016, it was ten years since the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) entered into…
Execution of sentences in the Netherlands and Norway’s commitments pursuant to the UN Convention against Torture
25.4.2016
The rental of places for Norwegian inmates in a Dutch prison in 2015 raised a number of issues concerning the…
The role of health personnel in treating people who are deprived of their liberty
19.4.2016
The treatment of people who are deprived of their liberty can create particular challenges for doctors and other health personnel.
Activity programme and measures to combat isolation
15.4.2016
People who are deprived of their liberty are entitled to participate in meaningful activities such as work, education, recreational pursuits,…
The use of coercive measures during deprivation of liberty
14.4.2016
All of the sectors that were visited in 2015 had the right to use coercive measures. However, the use of…
NPM Annual Report 2015
29.3.2016
The Parliamentary Ombudsman's second annual report as Norway's national preventive mechanism under OPCAT was published on 29 March, 2016.
OSCE Human Dimension Committee Meeting on Torture Prevention
15.3.2016
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) had torture prevention on its agenda during a meeting in the…
New NPM staff
3.3.2016
In January and February, three new staff members joined the National Preventive Mechanism. They have different vocational backgrounds and contribute…
Protection of people at particular risk of torture and ill-treatment
30.10.2015
On Thursday 24 September, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) organised a panel debate on protection of people…
Good and thorough follow-up of recommendations by Ålesund accident and emergency unit
13.10.2015
Ålesund accident and emergency unit has implemented several highly positive measures since the NPM visited Ålesund police custody facility in…
Prevention of torture in Sweden and Europe
2.10.2015
On 1 October 2015, the Parliamentary Ombudsman's National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) attended the seminar 'Förebygga tortyr i Sverige och Europa'…