On May 16-20, 2016, a representative of the Public Defender's Office briefed employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, participating in the training on joint return operation of migrants in the Police Academy, of the National Preventive Mechanism mandate and international standards of prevention of ill-treatment.

The training about the monitoring of joint return operation of migrants was organized by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX).

The training included both theoretical and practical simulation exercises; issues of protection of human rights and use of coercive measures during the joint return operations were discussed as well.