1. Strasbourg, 5 th November 2009 LHRCB/NPM(2009)6 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 AFFAIRS LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT Division II - National Human Rights Structures Unit

2. Next steps for the European NPM Project Strasbourg, 5 th November 2009

3. 2 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

4. 3 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 NHRSEuropean 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 RSIFNPM Monthly Newsletter

5. 4 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 1 2 3 4

6. 5 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 1 st, NPMs need to nominate a contact person for the project, and send all details to CoE  Expected to start in January 2010 1 2 3 4

7. 6 Next steps: 2 actions you need to take  By December 1 st, 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

8. 7 European NPM Project contact details DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT COUNCIL OF EUROPE FR - 67075 STRASBOURG Cedex Fax: + 33 (0)3 88 41 28 18 Mr Markus JAEGER Head of Cooperation with National Human Rights Structures and of Division II Tel. +33 (0)3 88 41 23 34 E-mail: markus.jaeger@coe.intmarkus.jaeger@coe.int Ms Francesca GORDON Project Manager - European NPM Project Tel. +33 (0)3 90 21 49 75 E-mail: francesca.gordon@coe.intfrancesca.gordon@coe.int Ms Jolanta DELCOURT Assistant - National Human Rights Structures Unit Tel. +33 (0)3 90 21 43 50 E-mail: jolanta.delcourt@coe.intjolanta.delcourt@coe.int PROJECT ADVISER Ms Silvia Casale, Consultant (former president of the CPT and the SPT) London IMPLEMENTING PARTNER ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (APT) Rte de Ferney 10 CH -1211 GENEVA 2 Web-site:http:// www.apt.chwww.apt.ch Ms Barbara BERNATH Chief of Operations Tel.: +41.22.919.21.84 Fax: +41.22.919.21.80 E-mail: bbernath@apt.chbbernath@apt.ch