REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part I — Manual TB CAT Stakeholders deadlines to submit written information For country reviews: 4 weeks before the Committee’s session. For list of issues: 16 weeks before the relevant session. For list of issues under the simplified reporting procedure: 16 weeks before the relevant session. Oral briefings Secretariat contact details CSOs, NHRIs and National Prevention Mechanisms (NPMs) may address the Committee during its meeting time* – i.e., with interpretation to present information on the countries to be reviewed. Tel: +41 22 917 97 06 CSOs wishing to address the Committee should contact the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) at the latest 3 weeks prior to the session. Copy the Secretariat in your communications. NHRIs and NPMs wishing to address the Committee should contact the Secretariat at the latest 3 weeks prior to the session. E-mail: cat@ohchr.org The World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) an NGO assisting in the coordinating of CSOs participation and collaboration with the Committee: 8, rue du Vieux-Billard 1211 Geneva 8 PO Box 21 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 809 4939 E-mail: omct@omct.org *Closed meetings. For their set out check the Programme of work of the relevant session, available at the Committee’s webpage. CRC For country reviews: 3 weeks before the session. For list of issues: 12 weeks before the relevant presessional working group. CSOs and NHRIs written information should be submitted electronically through the Child Rights Connect website at this link: http://www. childrightsconnect.org/ upload-session-reports/ CSOs and NHRIs are invited to address the Committee during its presessional working group*– i.e., with interpretation to present information on the countries to be reviewed, in line with the Committee’s “Guidelines for the participation of partners” (available at the webpage of CRC). Children may also participate in the CRC reporting. Please refer to the Committee’s “Working methods on the participation of children in the CRC reporting” available at the webpage of the Committee. *Closed meetings. 88 Tel: +41 22 917 91 41 E-mail: crc@ohchr.org Child Rights Connect is an NGO assisting in the coordinating CSOs participation and collaboration with the Committee: 1 rue de Varembé 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 (0) 22 740 4730 E-mail: crcreporting@ childrightsconnect.org www. childrightsconnect.org