United Kingdom: engaging with a parliamentary committee to develop implementation strategies In the United Kingdom, a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has been established to examine matters relating to human rights within the UK. The Committee consists of 12 members, appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Part of its mandate is to review the Concluding Observations from UN treaty bodies including the Committee against Torture, with relevant government officials and discuss steps towards implementation of the recommendations. The Committee can also seek additional information from other institutions and civil society organisations. Once the examination process has been completed the Joint Committee publishes a detailed report including its assessment of priority areas for implementation. This can then be used by the Government to develop its anti-torture strategies. Uzbekistan: developing an implementation campaign and action plan To assist with follow-up on its third State report to the Committee, Uzbekistan established a working group composed of representatives of government bodies and NGOs to prepare and implement a national plan of action. Uzbekistan also established a broad campaign to raise awareness of the outcome of the consideration of the report. The Concluding Observations were translated into the Uzbek language and disseminated among government bodies, NGOs, clubs and associations, and the media. The Concluding Observations were also widely debated at meetings of parliamentary committees and the highest organs of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, national human rights institutions and civil society institutions. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  At the domestic level, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) offers technical and capacity-building support to States in many areas, including for those governments wishing to establish standing national mechanisms for reporting, implementation and follow-up. Much of the coordination and reporting can now be done automatically using off-theshelf software developed by the OHCHR. States can also seek additional support and guidance on the reporting procedure and follow-up from the CTI Secretariat, CTI Friends and partners. TOOL: Reporting to the UN Committee against Torture “ Particularly relevant have been the incipient results observed through the treaty body capacity building programme, created as one of the outcomes of the treaty body strengthening process. Having specialized colleagues on the ground through our network of regional offices, has boosted our capacities to support States in meeting their reporting obligations and widening their ratifications of international human rights instruments.” Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the Human Rights Council, 34th session, under item 10, on 23 March 2017 7/9