CAT/C/48/3
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1–2
3
II.
The year in review ...................................................................................................
3–28
3
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
2
Paragraphs
A.
Participation in the Optional Protocol system.................................................
3–5
3
B.
Organizational and membership issues ...........................................................
6–10
4
C.
Visits conducted during the reporting period ..................................................
11–14
5
D.
Dialogue arising from visits, including publication of the Subcommittee’s reports
by States parties ..............................................................................................
15–16
5
E.
Developments concerning the establishment of national preventive
mechanisms ....................................................................................................
17–25
6
F.
Contributions to the Special Fund under article 26 of the Optional
Protocol...........................................................................................................
26–28
8
Engagement with other bodies in the field of torture prevention ............................
29–37
9
A.
International cooperation ................................................................................
29–35
9
B.
Regional cooperation ......................................................................................
36
10
C.
Civil society ....................................................................................................
37
10
Issues of note arising from the work of the Subcommittee during the period
under review ............................................................................................................
38–63
11
A.
The development of the Subcommittee’s working practices ..........................
38–45
11
B.
The establishment of working groups .............................................................
46–47
12
C.
Issues arising from visits.................................................................................
48–63
13
Substantive issues....................................................................................................
64–82
15
A.
The importance of human rights education in the prevention of torture .........
65–76
16
B.
The correlation between legal aid, a system of public defence and
prevention of torture .......................................................................................
77–82
18
Looking forward......................................................................................................
83–89
19
A.
The new approach to achieving the Subcommittee’s mandate .......................
83–85
19
B.
Plan of work for 2012 .....................................................................................
86–89
19