PART 2: Procedures of the Human Rights Commitee and the Committee against Torture the issues raised by the HRC or the CAT Committee in the LoIPR. Such a submission streamlines the information for the Committee, and also benefits from greater credibility due to the participation of more than one group in its preparation.385 Information submitted to the Committees is presumed to be public, so one must inform the Committee if one would rather the information be kept confidential. Submissions by NGOs and other interested non-State parties are not treated as formal UN documents, and so they will not be translated by the UN.386 Multiple hard copies, and an electronic copy,387 of the submission should be provided, as “the secretariat does not have the capacity to reproduce NGO materials”.388 Both Committees foresee as well the possibility to hold NGOs briefings with the NGOs that submitted written information prior to the interactive dialogue with the State party’s delegation during which the State party’s report will be examined. Such meetings are closed, that is, only Committee members and NGOs will be allowed to attend and participate. NGOs may deliver brief statements and make oral submissions to the Committee members highlighting the main concerns and recommendations;389 in the private briefings NGOs should not repeat written information already submitted, but point out and provide updated information about the most important issues. It is also possible to attend the meeting in which the relevant dialogue with the State is taking place, as these dialogues take place in public session. However, during the formal dialogue, NGOs are not entitled to intervene. It is important to note that NGO representatives will have to be accredited by the relevant secretariat and enrol for the briefings and/or meetings in advance.390 385 UN Fact Sheet No. 15, Rev. 1, p. 12. See also Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, “Working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: A Handbook for Civil Society” (2008), HR/PUB/06/10/Rev.1, p. 49. 386 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, “Working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: A Handbook for Civil Society” (2008), HR/ PUB/06/10/Rev.1, p. 50. 387 This can be done via the following link: https://ngoreg.ohchr.org/Account/ Login?ReturnUrl=%2FWrittenStatementRegistration%2FHome. 388 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, “Working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: A Handbook for Civil Society” (2008), HR/ PUB/06/10/Rev.1, p. 51. 389 Furthermore, there are opportunities, during breaks in Committee sessions, for informal briefings with Committee members. 390 See CAT Committee, Information for Civil Society Organisations and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs): http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CAT/Pages/NGOsNHRIs.aspx; for more information about NGO briefings before the HRC, see CCPR Centre, NGO Guidelines on the Reporting Process, pp. 17–18, available at: http://ccprcentre.org/doc/CCPR/Handbook/CCPR_ Guidelines%20for% 20NGOs_en.pdf. 129