REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators SESSION PREPARATIONS ¡¡ This session has been designed to provide an overview of the functions of the Treaty Bodies to lay the ground for a training course on reporting. You should not go into too much detail about the reporting procedure as specific training sessions on each of the stages of such reporting procedures are further developed in this Training Guide and rather use this session to explore the other functions of the Treaty Bodies. ¡¡ In advance of the session: üü Set up a flipchart in each corner of the room, and label each one with the following titles: 1. Reporting, 2. Individual complaints, 3. Country visits, 4. Inquiries, 5. General comments. üü Below each title, write the following questions to guide each discussion: “What does this function entail? Which Treaty Bodies exercise it? Who are the stakeholders involved? What, in your view, are the benefits of this function?” üü Alternatively, the questions can be projected on a slide on to one wall of the meeting room. SESSION SEQUENCE Step 1: Work in groups: discovering the functions of the Treaty Bodies  Duration 60 minutes a) Divide participants into five groups and assign to each group one of the flipcharts that you have previously set up in each corner of the room in accordance with the above note. b) Ask each group to nominate one person to remain by each flipchart, and serve as the rapporteur for the theme; this rapporteur will debrief in plenary at the end. c) Explain to the groups that they will be given a certain amount of time to brainstorm on the Treaty Body function assigned to them along the lines of the following questions: “What does this function entail? Which Treaty Bodies exercise it? Who are the stakeholders involved? What, in your view, are the benefits of this function?” Tell them to write down their ideas on the flipchart. d) Mention that they will then be asked to rotate to the next flipchart, but that the Rapporteur will remain behind to serve as a “repository” for the knowledge being gathered at that particular flipchart. The Rapporteur welcoming them at the next flipchart will explain what the previous group has discussed and written on the relevant function. The incoming group will then discuss the new Treaty Body function and add new information to complement what is already written on the flipchart. e) Allocate a maximum of 15 minutes for groups to brainstorm during the first, second and third rounds, 10 minutes for the fourth round, and 5 minutes for the last round, for a total of 60 minutes for the entire exercise. TIP 14 ÎÎStrictly monitor the rotation time as time-keeping is essential in this activity.