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The European NPM Project(Setting up an active network of National Preventive Mechanisms Against Torture – an

activity of the Peer-to-Peer Network)

First meeting of the European NPM Network Strasbourg, 5 November 2009

Next steps for the European NPM Project

organised with the assistance of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT, Geneva) and

funded by a grant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL AFFAIRSLEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENTDivision II - National Human Rights Structures Unit

Next steps for the European NPM Project

Strasbourg, 5th November 2009

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Session objectives

Contextualise the European NPM Project

Share with you the European NPM Project building blocks and objectives

Inform you of the European NPM Project timelines of first activities

Agree NPM next steps

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The European NPM Project runs parallel to NHRS activities, under the umbrella of the Peer-to-Peer Network

Thematic workshops

On-site visits & Exchanges of Experiences

Annual contact persons meetings

Information sharing newsletter

NHRS European NPM Project

Peer-to-Peer Network

All human rights topics relevant to NHRSs

Preventive work in places of deprivation of liberty regarding

torture & ill-treatment

RSIF NPM Monthly Newsletter

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The European NPM Project has 4 building blocks

Thematic workshops

On-site NPM visits & Exchanges of Experiences

Annual contact persons and heads of NPM meetings

Monthly NPM information sharing

newsletter

Where appropriate, to identify uniform standards in tackling the themes raised in the workshop Provide a forum for NPMs to discuss and exchange best practices on specific cross-NPM themes

of relevance and discuss perspectives Engage with domestic and international experts to inform NPM discussions

NPMs to host and engage in 4-day experience exchange sessions with international (SPT and APT) and regional (CPT) experts

Proceed to a common analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the NPM Assist in preparing on-site preventive visits to various places of deprivation of liberty Carry out visits together to places of deprivation of liberty Conduct end of visit debriefs on monitoring standards and areas of future cooperation

Sum up of the year past, and agenda setting for the year ahead Refine and agree on key themes for thematic workshops of the year ahead Provide a forum for NPM networking and best practice exchange

Keep NPMs abreast of relevant developments across the CoE region

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European NPM Project will run for two years

Thematic workshops

On-site NPM visits & Exchanges of Experiences

Annual contact persons and heads of NPM meetings

Monthly NPM information sharing

newsletter

3 workshops a year, each lasting 2 days: all participants will be fully funded 2010 workshops: 23-25 March 2010 in Padua; June 2010 [tbd]; October 2010 [tbd] Workshops to be held in Padua or Budapest, or hosted by a volunteering NPM (but funded by the

project). NPMs interested in hosting these should contact project manager

6-8 a year, subject to NPM requests, each lasting 4 days Interested NPMs should contact project manager to kick-off the process.

The first NPM Contact Persons’ meeting is happening on 27-28 January in Padua, Italy By December 1st, NPMs need to nominate a contact person for the project, and send all details to

CoE

Expected to start in January 2010

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Next steps: 2 actions you need to take

By December 1st, NPMs need to nominate a contact person for the project, and send all details to CoE

NPMs interested in hosting and co-organizing on-site visits & exchange of experiences should contact the project manager to kick-off the process by December 1st

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European NPM Project contact detailsDIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL

AFFAIRSLEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING

DEPARTMENT COUNCIL OF EUROPE

FR - 67075 STRASBOURG CedexFax: + 33 (0)3 88 41 28 18

Mr Markus JAEGER Head of Cooperation with National Human Rights Structures

and of Division IITel. +33 (0)3 88 41 23 34

E-mail: markus.jaeger@coe.int

Ms Francesca GORDONProject Manager - European NPM Project

Tel. +33 (0)3 90 21 49 75 E-mail: francesca.gordon@coe.int

Ms Jolanta DELCOURTAssistant - National Human Rights Structures Unit

Tel. +33 (0)3 90 21 43 50E-mail: jolanta.delcourt@coe.int

PROJECT ADVISERMs Silvia Casale,

Consultant (former president of the CPT and the SPT) London

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (APT)Rte de Ferney 10CH -1211 GENEVA 2Web-site:http:// www.apt.ch

Ms Barbara BERNATHChief of OperationsTel.: +41.22.919.21.84Fax: +41.22.919.21.80E-mail: bbernath@apt.ch