1. Regional Strategy Ideas Inception Meeting 26 - 28 February 2007

2. Project Objectives Overall Objective Specific Objectives
Facilitating regular visits to places of detention by international and local bodies as per the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture in the 4 target countries
Specific Objectives
Promote signature and ratification of the OPCAT
Strengthen national capacity in the 4 states to fulfil the obligations under OPCAT

3. Target countries/groups
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Target groups
The Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
General public, national HR institutions, civil society etc.
International community—UN HR agencies, EU, international donors and diplomatic community.

4. Objective to be achieved by
Regional Network
—RCT, AHRC, RC and 4 NCs
National Networks
—members of BRCT (Bangladesh), PAT (Sri Lanka) BALAY (Philippines), National AHRC office, Cambodia

5. Tasks 1. Biannual meetings 2. Visiting national networks
3. Developing background material
5. Developing training and campaign material
4. Maintaining and updating website
5. Survey and report of torture and ill treatment
6. Study existing standards of documenting torture

6. Tasks cont’d 7. National lobbying and campaigning activities
8. Obtaining and disseminating information internationally
9. International lobbying

7. 1. Biannual meetings
Attend meetings in Hong Kong and the other countries
Provide material and other assistance that maybe required at meetings
Draw up agenda of matters to be discussed at meetings in consultation with national coordinators, AHRC and RCT.
Facilitate sharing of information, experience and timeframe problems in project implementation.
Reschedule future programme schedule if required in consultation with partners
Making available minutes and proceedings of meetings to partners

8. 2. Visiting National Networks
Tentatively decide on dates of visits at inception meeting
Meeting with national coordinators and representatives of the network
Discussing progress in project implementation
Participate in project activities
Meet with members of target groups
Participate in view exchange meetings
Discussing questions and limitations in project implementation
Discussing overcoming limitations
Report on visit

9. 3. Background material
Developing OPCAT background material in consultation with partners and national coordinators       
Editing material sent by national coordinators
     
Two types of background material:
(i)General material—common to all countries
(ii) Specific material—for each country

10. Background material cont'd
National Coordinators may translate material developed and use in national campaigns and training
Assist in developing other training materials for OPCAT for each country
Assist in developing other campaign materials for OPCAT for each country

11. Examples of material
General introductory information about OPCAT in form of brochures, posters, handbills. e.g. FAQs
More detailed info about OPCAT including background, importance and reach of OPCAT
More technical documents including legal and methodological implications of OPCAT particularly re NPMs
Press releases and attractive media kits
If possible, newspaper adverts and video documentaries that could be disseminated by media and used during conferences and seminars.

12. 4. Main Website Decide at inception meetings on types of material
Make available background material developed
Updates on progress of national network activities
Share experience of successful campaigns for OPCAT in other countries
Include documentation of torture and results of survey in target countries

13. Maintaining Website Elements involved in maintaining website
Web space (AHRC)
Developing and editing materials for website (RC)
Technical aspects—including web design and maintenance and updates (TE)

14. National Websites Two methods: One
Main website designed to accommodate national websites.
Uploading material from either national network by a trained person or,
National networks to send material to AHRC

15. National Websites cont'dOR
Two
Each country to design and maintain own website
National coordinator to find required technical assistance and web space

16. 5. Survey
Activities:
Survey of torture and ill treatment in detention centres in each of the countries
Report on survey of torture and ill treatment in detention centres

17. Survey
Guidelines for survey to be discussed at inception meeting and biannual meetings
Progress of surveys to be regularly monitored and discussed by RC with NCs
RC to offer any intermediary assistance or guidance requested by NCs
Upon completion of survey, RC to assist disseminating final report and information obtained in report.

18. 6. Documenting torture
Re documenting torture and studying existing standards of documentation:
Guidelines to be established at inception meeting
Encourage and assist national networks to
document cases and send in information on
documented cases
Provide space on website to include such information
Encourage national networks to send in Urgent
Appeals

19. 7. Local Activities View exchange meetings in each of the countries
Seminars with all target groups in each of the countries
Website for each of the countries
Media campaigning
Street movement campaign
Public hearings
UN and red letter days

20. Local Activities cont'd
Upon request, RC will:
Offer guidance and assistance in conducting any of these activities
Attend events organize by NCs if held to coincide with visit
Disseminate information about events on website

21. 8. International lobbying
Maintaining links with international and regional human rights organizations for purposes of gathering and disseminating information
Assisting national networks lobby UN agencies, international donors and the diplomatic community of their countries and
Use existing AHRC and RCT links with UN, EU etc
-- to influence target states to ratify or implement OPCAT