CAT/C/63/4 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Year in review ............................................................................................................................... 3 A. Participation in the system of the Optional Protocol ............................................................ 3 B. Organizational and membership issues ................................................................................. 3 C. Visits conducted during the reporting period ........................................................................ 4 D. Dialogue arising from visits, including publication of the Subcommittee’s reports by States parties and national preventive mechanisms ......................................................... 5 E. Developments concerning national preventive mechanisms ................................................ 5 F. Substantial non-compliance with article 17 .......................................................................... 6 G. Special Fund established under the Optional Protocol ......................................................... 6 Engagement with other bodies in the field of torture prevention .................................................. 7 A. International cooperation ...................................................................................................... 7 B. Regional cooperation ............................................................................................................ 7 C. Civil society .......................................................................................................................... 7 Issues of note arising from the work of the Subcommittee during the period under review ......... 8 A. Development of working practices ....................................................................................... 8 B. Issues of note ........................................................................................................................ 9 Reflections on the year under review ............................................................................................ 10 III. IV. V. A. 2 Capacity of national preventive mechanisms to work effectively in a preventive manner and the “preventive package” .................................................................................. 10 B. State party obligations .......................................................................................................... 10 C. Article 16 (4) of the Optional Protocol ................................................................................. 10 D. Looking forward ................................................................................................................... 11 E. Plan of work.......................................................................................................................... 11

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