CAT/C/66/2 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Year in review ............................................................................................................................... 3 A. Participation in the Optional Protocol system....................................................................... 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 ......................................................... 4 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 .................................................. 6 A. International cooperation ...................................................................................................... 6 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 V. Looking forward............................................................................................................................ 10 VI. Plan of work .................................................................................................................................. 11 III. IV. 2

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