Travel Story (10): NPM in psychiatric hospitals – part III

Evaluating the uses of restraint, in particular the grounds and proportionality from a human rights perspective remains a challenging topic for medical and legal debates. Although the Czech National Preventive

Travel Story (9): NPM in psychiatric hospitals – part II

◎ A net bed and a room for electroconvulsive therapy in the Czech psychiatric hospital: photos provided by the Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) of the Czech Republic Author: Pavel

Travel Story (8): NPM in psychiatric hospitals – part I

◎ A ward and a bathroom in the Czech psychiatric hospital: photo provided by the Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) of the Czech Republic Author: Pavel Doubek (Czech scholar and

Travel Story (7): CPT and juveniles in prisons

Young delinquents are an extremely vulnerable group in prison. They are easy prey to abuse by both prison officers and other prisoners. In most cases, it is also very difficult

Travel Story (6): NPM and children in migrant detention centres

◎ The accommodation unit in Bělá-Jezová: photo provided by the Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) of the Czech Republic   Author: Pavel Doubek (Czech scholar and lawyer formerly working at

Travel Story (5): NPM in migrant detention centres

The Czech National Preventive Mechanism was very proactive at the outbreak of the migration crisis. It decided to conduct an unannounced visit outside its original annual plan to one detention

Travel Story (4): NPM in Children’s Institutes

In the imperfect world, those who are supposed to help the weak can turn out to be those who are the most repressive sometimes. This can well describe the situation

Practical Note (2): Planning a visit to a place of detention

Just like a travel agency, to prepare for one visit, the NPM has to gather information, decide the destination, recruit and train the team members, and confirm all the travel

Practical Note (1): Setting up an annual visit plan

NPMs should set up an annual visit plan that carefully decides which and how many places should be visited in a given year, trying to maintain a balance between the