E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.3 page 5 President of the Commission on the Status of Refugees. She also had interviews with the Head of the Office for Prison Administration, the President of the Inter-Ministerial Commission for the implementation of article 18 of legislative decree No. 286/98 and the President of the Senate Human Rights Commission and with members of the National Economy and Labour Council (CNEL). The Special Rapporteur visited the Roma-Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport and the Rebibbia Prison. 5. The Special Rapporteur held a meeting with the consular authorities of Albania, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Morocco, Peru and Poland. A wide range of sectors of society with experience in migration matters were invited to take part in four thematic meetings. Among those present were representatives of human rights NGOs, immigrants’ associations, churches, trade unions, politicians and lawyers. 6. The second part of the visit began in Brindisi. Here the Special Rapporteur visited the Restinco temporary stay and assistance centre (CPTA). The local authorities who received her included the Prefect (local Government representative), the President of the Provincial Government, the Special Commissioner (Commisario straordinario) and the Chief of Police (Questore). She had a meeting with the provincial commanders of the Carabinieri and the Finance Police (Guardia di Finanza), the Harbour Master and the Director of the Border Police Office. On 14 June the Special Rapporteur arrived in Trapani (Sicily) where she visited the Salinagrande identification centre1 and met the mayor, the Prefect and the local security forces. The following day she travelled to the island of Lampedusa, 200 km south of Sicily, where she had interviews with the mayor and members of the security forces; she also visited the Lampedusa CPTA. The regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna, noted for their economic vitality and large immigrant populations, were also visited. On 16 June the Special Rapporteur visited the San Vittore Prison in Milan and had meetings with the authorities of the region. These meetings were attended by the Prefect and the Chief of Police of Milan. The Special Rapporteur visited two reception centres for asylum-seekers in Milan, in Via Gorlini No.1 and Via Novara No. 451. In Bologna, she had meetings with the adviser on regional reception policy and regional social services, the deputy mayor and the local authority’s councillor for social services. She visited the San Francesca Cabrini reception centre for migrant workers. 7. During this period the Special Rapporteur also met representatives of civil society. In Brindisi, she spoke to a wide-ranging group of representatives of NGOs, associations and trade unions from the area. In Trapani she had the occasion to meet members of the Legal Studies on Immigration Association (ASGI), and in Bologna she had a meeting with members of Jurists for Democracy and Magistrates for Democracy. 8. Her official visit ended in Rome where she had interviews with the Minister for Italians Abroad and the President of the Human Rights Committee of the III Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. At the conclusion of the visit, the Special Rapporteur called a press conference in which she informed the media about her mandate and her activities in Italy.