20 years of combating torture: CPT General Report 2008-2009 Contacts with other bodies 44. The CPT has continued its efforts to promote synergy with other bodies, both within and outside the Council of Europe. In October 2008, the CPT’s President, together with the Heads of other Council of Europe monitoring mechanisms, met the Chairman of the Ministers’ Deputies in order to examine the scope for greater co-operation between the different bodies concerned. Further, in March 2009, the Committee’s President had an exchange of views with the Parliamentary Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. In addition, at its July 2009 meeting, the CPT met with representatives of the European Court of Human Rights to discuss various topics, including procedural safeguards for detained persons at the stage of police custody. The CPT’s Secretariat has kept in regular contact with the Office of the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights on matters of common interest. The CPT also remains ready to contribute to the work of Council of Europe committees examining subjects linked to the Committee’s mandate, such as the recently created Committee of Experts on Impunity. 45. The last 12 months have seen increased contact between representatives of the CPT and institutions of the European Union, in particular the European Commission. The Committee has also continued to consolidate its relations with the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture. Further, throughout the year, CPT members have participated in numerous conferences and training activities organised by international bodies (e.g. the EU, UN, UNHCR) or non-governmental organisations. There is a growing demand for input from the CPT at such events. Publications 46. A total of 21 CPT visit reports were published during the period covered by this General Report, thereby confirming the well-established trend of States lifting the veil of confidentiality and agreeing to have the Committee’s findings placed in the public domain. At the time of writing, 223 of the 262 visit reports so far drawn up have been published. Many of the 39 reports not yet published have only recently been transmitted to the Parties concerned and will no doubt be placed in the public domain in due course. A state-by-state table showing the current situation as regards publication of CPT visit reports is set out in Appendix 6, page 60. As will be seen, only two Parties to the ECPT, namely Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, are at present running counter to the above-mentioned trend. 22