CAT/C/46/2
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction.............................................................................................................
1–5
4
II.
The year in review ..................................................................................................
6–32
5
A.
Participation in the Optional Protocol system ................................................
6–8
5
B.
Organizational and membership issues ..........................................................
9–12
6
C.
Visits conducted during the reporting period .................................................
13–17
7
D.
Follow-up activities, including publication of the Subcommittee’s reports
by States parties..............................................................................................
18–19
7
Developments concerning the establishment of national preventive
mechanisms ....................................................................................................
20–28
8
Contributions to the Special Fund under article 26 of the
Optional Protocol............................................................................................
29–32
9
Engagement with other bodies in the field of torture prevention ............................
33–39
10
A.
International cooperation................................................................................
33–37
10
B.
Regional cooperation......................................................................................
38
11
C.
Civil society....................................................................................................
39
11
Issues of note arising from the work of the Subcommittee during the period
under review............................................................................................................
40–62
12
E.
F.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
2
Paragraphs
A.
Article 24 of the Optional Protocol ................................................................
40
12
B.
The development of the Subcommittee’s working practices ..........................
41–45
12
C.
Reflections on the role of confidentiality in the work of the Subcommittee ..
46–48
13
D.
Issues arising from visits ................................................................................
49–57
14
E.
Publication of Subcommittee visit reports and dialogue with States parties ..
58
16
F.
The Subcommittee’s website..........................................................................
59
16
G.
The obligation to establish national preventive mechanisms..........................
60–61
16
H.
The forms that national preventive mechanisms may take .............................
62
17
Substantive issues ...................................................................................................
63–107
17
A.
Guidelines on national preventive mechanisms..............................................
63–102
17
B.
The approach of the Subcommittee to the concept of prevention of
torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
under the Optional Protocol............................................................................
103–107
20
Looking forward .....................................................................................................
108–115
23
A.
The enlargement of the Subcommittee’s membership....................................
108–109
23
B.
Plan of work for 2011.....................................................................................
110–112
24
C.
Building working relations with other bodies.................................................
113–115
24
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