1. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) European NPM Project Roundtable discussion on the establishment of the NPM in Ukraine Kyiv, 18 October 2011 ………….. National perspectives of NPM models and experiences from members of the European NPM Network Serbian NPM Miloš Janković Deputy Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of Serbia

2. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Serbia 7.500.000 citizens

3. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Serbia 7.500.000 citizens ~ 11.000 prisoners / in 29 prisons ~ 4.000 persons / in 5 big psychiatric hospitals ~ 10.000 persons / in different stationary social institutions

4. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Serbia State Party of - Universal Declaration on Human Rights - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - Convention Against Torture … - Optional protocol to the Convention Against Torture … regional - European Convention on Human Rights - Convention on Prevention Torture …

5. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Serbia OPCAT - signature: - ratification: - state party: NPM - designated: 2003 2005 2006. 2011

6. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Serbia Model of NPM: OMBUDSMAN + Protector of Citizens (National Ombudsman) in cooperation with Ombudsman of Autonomous Provinces and NGO

7. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of Serbia Established 2005, by Law on Protector of Citizens Listed as state body in Constitution of Serbia 2006 Parlamentary Ombudsman / Submit reports to the Parlament Independent and autonomous Have the power / duties: - protect citizens' rights, - control the legality of the work of administration bodies - ensures the promotion of human rights

8. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of Serbia Initiate proceedings - following the complaint of a citizen or - on his own initiative Authority to: - access all places of detention - speak with all persons deprived of liberty and employees - access all informations, Have the power to: - initiatives for laws or other regulations - initiate proceedings before the Constitutional Court - recommend the dismissal of an official who is responsible for violation of citizen's right

9. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) Serbia - State Party to the OPCAT from 2006 Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of Serbia in July 2009 establishes PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (PM – not NPM) for monitoring institutions wherein persons deprived of liberty are confined and composed PM monitoring system

10. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) SET UP NPM / Problem N o 1. ORGANISATION OF NPM: SEPARATE UNIT pro- active unit re- active unit Rights of persons deprived of liberty Department

11. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) SET UP NPM / Problem N o 2. COOPERATION NGO Ombudsman of autonomous province + EXPERTS

12. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) SET UP NPM / Problem N o 3. NECESSARY RESOURCES

13. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) SET UP NPM / Problem N o 4. RELATION: NPM DETENTION INSTITUTIONS Access to all places of detention Interviews with persons deprived of liberty and employees Access to all informations

14. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) SET UP NPM / Problem N o 5. Questionnaires & Reports Questionnaires used in the course of visits Model of Report Duties of team members

15. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) SET UP NPM / Problem N o 6. PLAN OF REGULAR VISITS ALL PLACES OF DETENTION IN SERBIA 2012 2013 2014 2015 + CONTROL & AD-HOC VISITS

16. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) NPM SPT NA CAT CPT SRT HCHR CHR NGO OAP

17. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) European NPM Project Roundtable discussion on the establishment of the NPM in Ukraine Kyiv, 18 October 2011 ………….. National perspectives of NPM models and experiences from members of the European NPM Network Serbian NPM Miloš Janković Deputy Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of Serbia