REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators SESSION 1.4. THE KEY PROVISIONS/GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY (SAMPLE: THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT) Note for the facilitator  SESSION SEQUENCE  1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Interactive presentation (1st part) Work in groups Debrief in plenary Interactive presentation (2nd part) Wrap-up 2 hours TOTAL DURATION VENUE REQUIREMENTS Spacious training hall arranged in such a way as to promote a peer-to-peer atmosphere and accommodate the needs of group work; preferably round tables with 4 to 5 persons per table for a maximum of 25 participants. • Video projector and screen • Speakers EQUIPMENT TRAINING MATERIALS BACKGROUND READING FOR FACILITATORS • PPT on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture) • Text of the Convention against Torture • Possibly- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a short (6-minute) documentary outlining its history, contents and continuous significance: https://youtu.be/5RR4VXNX3jA • Flipcharts and markers • General comments of the Committee against Torture; • Recent and relevant concluding observations for the context in which the training is taking place. • This information is available at: http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cat/pages/catindex.aspx The text of the Convention against Torture DOCUMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS 16