A/68/295 10. Between 4 and 7 March 2013, the Special Rapporteur presented his reports to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-second session (A/HRC/22/53 and Adds.1-5) and participated in side events on the themes “Accountability for torture and extraordinary rendition”, “Solitary confinement and the death row phenomenon”, “Towards preventing torture and ill-treatment in health-care settings”, “Impact of violence on children’s right to health” and “Mental and physical health in juvenile detention”. 11. On 12 March 2013, the Special Rapporteur appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in Washington, D.C., regarding the abuse of solitary confinement in the Americas. 12. On 22 March 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated, by video link, in a symposium on the theme “Ending the isolation: an international conference on solitary confinement and human rights”, held at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. 13. On 9 April and 7 May 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in events commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Committee against Torture and the adoption by the Committee, in 2012, of its general comment No. 3, on redress for victims of torture and other acts of ill-treatment, held in Washington, D.C., and Geneva. 14. On 15 April 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in a conference on the theme “Litigation before the Committee against Torture: strengthening this important tool against torture”, held at the Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C. 15. On 16 April 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in a panel discussion on the theme “Youth in solitary confinement: facts, justifications and potential human rights violations”, also held at the Washington College of Law. 16. On 6 June 2013, the Special Rapporteur gave a keynote address at an event entitled “International congress on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”, held in Buenos Aires. 17. Also on 6 June 2013, the Special Rapporteur addressed, by video link, an international symposium on torture as a global challenge, held in Helsinki. 18. On 25 and 26 June 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in two symposiums to commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, held in Washington, D.C. 19. On 10 July 2013, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert meeting on the review of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, held at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 20. On 17 July 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in a policy dialogue on poverty and the rehabilitation of survivors of torture in the United Kingdom, held at the House of Commons, in London. 4/23 13-42285