ADDITIONAL NATIONAL MEASURES A state may adopt or maintain additional national prohibitions on the trade of goods and technical assistance not listed in Annex 1 where it considers them to have no practical use in law enforcement other than for the purpose of torture or other ill-treatment. Similarly a state may adopt or maintain additional national authorization requirements on the export of equipment, related technical assistance and of training not listed in Annex 2 where it considers they can be used in a manner consistent with international human rights law and UN standards for law enforcement but nevertheless could also be misused for the purposes of torture or other ill-treatment. Any state adopting such measures should notify all other states parties to the instrument. MEASURES TO FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION In addition to these issue-specific measures, the regional or universal instrument should include provisions enabling effective communication, interaction and synergy between all the state parties: • International information exchange and cooperation including in investigations and other proceedings in relation to violations of national and international measures • Assistance provision such as capacity building and technical or financial assistance • Conference of States Parties acting as the main oversight and decision-making body of the instrument. Meeting annually, it will examine national implementation of the instrument, and every five years undertake a strategic review of the operation and status of the instrument. • Dispute-resolution mechanisms • Implementation Support Unit to fulfil administrative and institutional functions; facilitate state information exchange, assistance and cooperation; coordinate annual expert review and revision of lists of prohibited and controlled goods; monitor global trade in law enforcement equipment and services, bringing significant developments to the attention of the states parties A state may adopt or maintain additional national prohibitions on the trade of goods and technical assistance not listed in Annex 1, where it considers them to have no practical use in law enforcement other than for the purpose of torture or other ill-treatment. 34 ENDING THE TORTURE TRADE THE PATH TO GLOBAL CONTROLS ON THE ‘TOOLS OF TORTURE’ Amnesty International | Omega Research Foundation