ADDRESSING VULNERABILITIES OF LGBT PERSONS IN DETENTION Day 1 The first day will gather all participants: NPM representatives, experts, and representatives of regional and international monitoring bodies. The aim is to identify risk factors that lead to abuse and ill-treatment against LGBT persons deprived of their liberty, as well as to highlight key issues. This day will also offer the possibility to identify strategies for NPMs to effectively address these issues in their daily work. Finally, the meeting will also be an opportunity for NPMs and other stakeholders to meet and understand each other’s work and to initiate or strengthen cooperation. Day 2 Outcomes and output • Participants will have a clear understanding of situations of vulnerability faced by LGBT persons in detention. • NPMs will have identified strategies to address these issues in carrying out their preventive mandate. • Contacts between participants will help build future collaboration. • Working methods of NPMs will be adapted to address vulnerabilities of LGBT persons in detention. • The 2nd Jean-Jacques Symposium outcome report will be made public. The second day will gather only NPM representatives as well as the SPT representative in a smaller setting, with the objective of debating challenges faced in the implementation of their preventive mandate. This meeting will also be an opportunity for NPMs to share their practices and working methods, in order to reflect on their actions regarding LGBT persons in detention. 45