E/CN.4/1991/17 page 5 himself to transmitting allegations to Governments without offering advice to them on how to fight effectively the phenomenon of torture. All Governments have committed themselves to this effort and the United Nations mechanisms are specifically designed to support them. In this context the Special Rapporteur also wishes to refer to resolution 1988/54 of the Commission, in which a direct link was laid between the work of the Commission's Special Rapporteurs and working groups and the advisory services programme. In its operative paragraph 9 the Commission requested its special rapporteurs "to inform Governments, whenever appropriate, of the possibility of availing themselves of the services provided for under the programme of advisory services and to include in their recommendations, whenever appropriate, proposals for specific projects to be realized under the programme of advisory services." 15. Last year's report also had a section entitled "Follow-up to visits". It contained the reactions of the Governments of the Republic of Korea and of Turkey to the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur in his reports on the visits to these countries. The Special Rapporteur expressed his deep appreciation for these reactions since he felt that through this form of co-operation with individual Governments the prevention of torture is well served. The Special Rapporteur regrets that no such reaction has so far been received from the Governments of Peru (visited in April 1988), Guatemala and Honduras (both visited in September 1989). He wishes to express his appreciation to the Government of Zaire which provided him with information on measures taken following his visit to the country in January 1990. This information appears in the present report in section B, chapter III. 16. Some Governments have provided the Special information about the human rights situation in governmental and non-governmental sources. The thank the Governments of Colombia, El Salvador, and Turkey for such information. Rapporteur with general their country, both from Special Rapporteur wishes to Israel, Mexico, South Africa 17. The Special Rapporteur continued, on several occasions, to have informal consultations with the Chairman of the Committee against Torture. These consultations have contributed to a better understanding of the scope of the mandates of the Committee and of the Special Rapporteur and to a shared strategy to avoid overlapping in the activities of the United Nations in combating torture, as required by resolution 1990/34. The Special Rapporteur trusts that working methods have been developed which complement each other and will make both mechanisms more effective. 18. The Special Rapporteur had, together with the Chairman of the Committee against Torture, a meeting on 23 January 1990 in Geneva with the newly elected European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The meeting was organized after the Committee had expressed the wish to be informed about the way in which the various United Nations mechanisms dealing with torture functioned. The meeting was considered fruitful by all participants and has led to continuing contacts.