CAT/C/54/2
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1
3
II.
The year in review ...................................................................................................
2–32
3
III.
IV.
V.
A.
Participation in the Optional Protocol system.................................................
2–4
3
B.
Organizational and membership issues ...........................................................
5–10
3
C.
Visits conducted during the reporting period ..................................................
11–17
4
D.
Dialogue arising from visits, including publication of the Subcommittee’s
reports by States parties and national preventive mechanisms .......................
18–22
5
E.
Developments concerning the establishment of national preventive mechanisms
23–30
6
F.
Special Fund under article 26 of the Optional Protocol .................................
31–32
7
Engagement with other bodies in the field of torture prevention ............................
33–42
8
A.
International cooperation ................................................................................
33–40
8
B.
Regional cooperation ......................................................................................
41
9
C.
Civil society ....................................................................................................
42
9
Issues of note arising from the work of the Subcommittee during
the period under review ...........................................................................................
43–72
10
A.
Changes in membership ..................................................................................
43–45
10
B.
Suspension of visit to Azerbaijan ...................................................................
46
10
C.
Development of working practices .................................................................
47–72
10
Substantive issues: pretrial detention and the prevention of torture
and other ill-treatment .............................................................................................
73–96
14
A.
Definitions ......................................................................................................
73–74
14
B.
Correlation between excessive use and misuse of pretrial detention
and the prevention of torture and other ill-treatment .....................................
75–82
15
Key principles of the Subcommittee’s preventive approach to
pretrial detention .............................................................................................
83–95
17
Concluding remarks ........................................................................................
96
20
Looking forward......................................................................................................
97–104
21
The continuing challenge with resources ........................................................
98–104
21
C.
D.
VI.
2
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