CAT/OP/C/57/4
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................
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II.
Year in review ..................................................................................................................................
3
A.
Participation in the Optional Protocol system..........................................................................
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B.
Organizational and membership issues ....................................................................................
3
C.
Visits conducted during the reporting period ...........................................................................
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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 ...................................................
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F.
Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol..................................................................
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Engagement with other bodies in the field of torture prevention .....................................................
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A.
International cooperation .........................................................................................................
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B.
Regional cooperation ...............................................................................................................
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C.
Civil society .............................................................................................................................
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Issues of note arising from the work of the Subcommittee during the period under review ............
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A.
Changes in membership ...........................................................................................................
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B.
Development of working practices ..........................................................................................
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Substantive issues: prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons .....................................
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A.
Introduction .............................................................................................................................
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B.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, sexual orientation
and gender identity ..................................................................................................................
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and intersex persons ..............................................................................
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Duty of prevention ...................................................................................................................
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Looking forward...............................................................................................................................
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A.
Future plan of work ................................................................................................................
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B.
Annual reports .........................................................................................................................
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Compilation of advice provided by the Subcommittee in response to
requests from national preventive mechanisms ................................................................................
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III.
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V.
C.
D.
VI.
Annex
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