CAT/C/70/2
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 ........................................................................
5
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
H.
Advice relating to the COVID-19 pandemic ........................................................................
7
Engagement with other bodies in the field of torture prevention ..................................................
7
A.
International cooperation ......................................................................................................
7
B.
Regional cooperation ............................................................................................................
8
C.
Civil society ..........................................................................................................................
8
D.
Informal working group on COVID-19 ................................................................................
8
Developments relating to working practices .................................................................................
9
A.
Visits .....................................................................................................................................
9
B.
Meeting time .........................................................................................................................
9
V.
Looking forward............................................................................................................................
9
VI.
Plan of work ..................................................................................................................................
10
Advice of the Subcommittee to States parties and national preventive mechanisms relating
to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic........................................................................
11
III.
IV.
Annex
2