A/HRC/4/42 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction ............................................................................................. Page 1-4 4 ACTIVITIES OF THE WORKING GROUP .............................. 5 - 26 4 A. Overview of activities ........................................................... 5 - 10 4 B. Country visits ........................................................................ 11 - 16 6 C. Communications ................................................................... 17 - 26 7 COUNTRY SITUATIONS .......................................................... 27 - 55 10 A. Asia-Pacific and the Middle East ......................................... 28 - 38 10 B. Central Asia and Eastern Europe .......................................... 39 - 46 14 C. Latin America and the Caribbean countries ......................... 47 - 55 16 THEMATIC ISSUE: THE STATE AS PRINCIPAL HOLDER OF THE USE OF FORCE .......................................... 56 - 62 19 NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION AND STATUS OF THE CONVENTION ............................................................................ 63 - 65 21 V. FUTURE ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 66 - 71 21 I. II. III. IV. VI. A. Regional round tables ........................................................... 66 - 68 21 B. Academic network ................................................................ 69 - 71 23 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................... 72 - 76 23