CAT/C/48/3 Universities of Bristol and Pretoria and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; (o) November 2011: Seminar on the establishment of a Cambodian NPM held in Phnom Penh by OHCHR; (p) November 2011: Regional consultations in the Americas, Cooperation between United Nations and Regional Human Rights Mechanisms, Prevention of Torture, held in Washington by OHCHR and IACHR; (q) December 2011: Regional consultation for Europe on enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture, especially persons deprived of their liberty, held in Geneva by OHCHR. 24. In the framework of the European NPM Project of the Council of Europe/European Union, with APT as implementing partner, the Subcommittee has participated in four thematic workshops: (a) on security and dignity in settings of deprivation of liberty, in France in March 2011; (b) on how to collect and check and double-check information in relation to (the risks of) ill-treatment in places of deprivation of liberty, in Estonia in June 2011, (c) the protection of persons belonging to a particularly vulnerable group in places of deprivation of liberty, in Azerbaijan in October 2011 and (d) on medical issues, in Poland in December 2011; and two on-site visits and exchange of experiences: (a) with the Albanian NPM in June-July 2011; and (b) the Armenian NPM in October 2011. The Subcommittee also participated in consultations on the Ukrainian NPM in Kiev in October 2011 and in the 3rd Annual Meeting of the NPM Project Heads and Contact Persons in Slovenia in December 2011. 25. The Subcommittee would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers of these events for the invitations to participate which were extended to them. F. Contributions to the Special Fund under article 26 of the Optional Protocol 26. As at 31 December 2011, the following contributions to the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol had been received: US$29,704.98 from the Czech Republic; US$5,000 from the Maldives, US$82,266.30 from Spain, and US$855,263.16 from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The table below shows the contributions currently available. Contributions received from 2008 to 2011 Donors Amount(in United States dollars) Date of receipt 5 000.00 27 May 2008 Czech Republic 10 000.00 16 November 2009 Czech Republic 10 271.52 27 December 2010 Czech Republic 9 433.46 12 October 2011 Spain 25 906.74 16 December 2008 Spain 29 585.80 10 November 2009 Spain 26 773.76 29 December 2010 855 263.16 20 June 2011 Maldives United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8