CAT/C/69/3 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 16 March 2020 Original: English Committee against Torture Sixty-ninth session 20 April–15 May 2020 Item 2 of the provisional agenda Organizational and other matters Thirteenth annual report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Summary In the present report, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment describes the work it undertook in 2019. Following a brief introduction, the Subcommittee provides an update on developments relating to the system of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, including visits, the increase in the number of State parties and in designated national preventive mechanisms, and details concerning the operation of the Special Fund established under the Optional Protocol. In section III, it provides substantive information concerning developments in its working practices and comments on any issues it has faced when undertaking its work during the year under review. In sections IV and V, the Subcommittee concludes the report by reflecting on future challenges and describing its plan of work. A statement adopted by the Subcommittee on 22 February 2019 at its thirty-seventh session on the 2020 review is contained in an annex to the report. GE.20-03979(E) 

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