CAT/C/46/2 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Council of Europe, the European Union and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (ODHIR-OSCE), as well as international organizations such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Development Programme and the International Coordination Committee of National Human Rights Institutions. These events included: (a) April 2010: Regional seminar held in Dakar, Senegal on the Optional Protocol in Africa organized by APT and Amnesty International in collaboration with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; (b) May 2010: Presentation of the Spanish NPM organized by the Spanish Ombudsman; (c) May 2010: Conference on Strengthening the Ombudsperson Institution as the NPM in Azerbaijan organized by ODHIR-OSCE; (d) May 2010: A series of activities aimed at promoting the implementation of the Optional Protocol in Brazil organized by APT; (e) June 2010: Seminar on the NPM in Uruguay organized by APT, the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights and OHCHR; (f) September 2010: Workshops on NPMs in Honduras and Guatemala organized by the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims; (g) October 2010: Workshop on NPM establishment in Liberia organized by the RCT; (h) October 2010: Regional round table on NPMs under the Optional Protocol – implementation challenges and the role of national human rights institutions, organized in Croatia by the United Nations Development Programme; (i) October 2010: Seminar on the Role of national human rights institutions and the Prevention of Torture in East Africa, organized in Kenya by the University of Bristol; (j) November 2010: Workshop on Local Preventive Mechanisms, organized in Argentina by the APT. 27. In the framework of the European NPM Project of the Council of Europe/European Union, with APT as implementing partner, the Subcommittee has participated in three thematic workshops: (a) on the role of NPMs in preventing torture and other forms of illtreatment in psychiatric institutions and social care homes in Italy in March 2010; (b) on rights related to prevention of torture in Albania in June 2010; and (c) on the preparation of visits in Armenia in October 2010; and three on-site visits and exchange of experiences: (a) with the Polish NPM in May 2010; (b) the Georgian NPM in June–July 2010 and the Spanish NPM in November 2010. 28. The Subcommittee would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers of these events for the invitations to participate which were extended to them. F. Contributions to the Special Fund under article 26 of the Optional Protocol 29. As at 31 December 2010, the following contributions to the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol had been received: US$ 20,271.52 from the Czech GE.11-40683 9