Dissemination of the outcome of the dialogue 9. How can the State disseminate the Committee’s Concluding Observations and recommendations? Could the State report and Concluding Observations be posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Justice? Could the Minister responsible hold a press conference after the review? Could social media be used to raise awareness? 10. Is there an opportunity for parliamentary review of the State report and Concluding Observations? Implementation of the recommendations 11. Has the State considered incorporating the Committee’s recommendations into a national action plan on torture prevention, or within the State’s broader human rights strategy, as appropriate? On national action plans on torture prevention, see the CTI/UNCAT Implementation Tool 2/2017 on State strategies to prevent and respond to torture and other ill-treatment or punishment. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: • CTI Initial Reporting to the Committee against Torture - General Guidelines • Committee against Torture Guidelines for follow-up to Concluding Observations • UN Guidance note for States parties on the constructive dialogue with the human rights treaty bodies • OHCHR National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up: A Practical Guide to Effective State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms • OHCHR Human Rights Indicators: A guide to measurement and implementation, in particular Table 4, p.91 • OHCHR’s leaflet on international cooperation & national human rights follow-up systems and processes CTI Centre Jean-Jacques Gautier PO Box 137 - 1211 Geneva 19 - Switzerland +41 (0)22 919 2167 info@cti2024.org http://www.cti2024.org Prepared for the CTI by the Human Rights Implementation Centre of the University of Bristol. © 2017, Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI). All rights reserved. Materials contained in this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided credit is given to the source. Requests for permission to reproduce or translate the publication should be addressed to the CTI. The examples used in this tool are based on publicly available information. The CTI would welcome any corrections or updates as applicable. Layout &design: BakOS DESIGN 9/9