A/HRC/15/56 mechanisms and other stakeholders, including governments, NGOs, NHRIs, and the general public. 3. Confidentiality 30. Some human rights mechanisms are subject to the principle of confidentiality, which may complicate cooperation between them. It was suggested that confidentiality practices be harmonized in future, after consultations between the mechanisms involved have taken place. III. Concrete proposals on cooperation between international and regional human rights mechanisms 31. The international workshop brought about concrete proposals for cooperation, mainly in sharing information between, and joint activities by, human rights mechanisms. A. 1. Instruments that will facilitate smooth cooperation Technical tools 32. Participants agreed that the availability of and access to information is an issue, not only to individuals, but also to human rights mechanisms themselves. Information sharing can be facilitated through technical tools. 33. The creation of a centralized database containing updated information from both international and regional human rights mechanisms was proposed as an option. Such a database should include State party reports, conclusions, recommendations, views, reports and opinions which are available in the public domain. Individual complaints, provided that the principle of confidentiality is respected, could also be included. In this regard, it was suggested that a limited accessibility system be developed within the database in order to include information on such cases. It was also proposed that the possibility of including information on follow-up to recommendations, as well as problems in implementing them, is explored. The database should contain contact details of international, regional and subregional human rights mechanisms, and be accessible to both members and the secretariat of human rights mechanisms. Its administration should be based on guidelines adopted by all mechanisms involved. 34. Electronic access to information should be improved. User-friendly web links leading to the web pages of other human rights mechanisms should be available on the websites of all human rights mechanisms, with a view to sharing reports, views, opinions, jurisprudence, etc. In addition, a web link to information on cooperation between human rights mechanisms, including meetings, focal points, joint activities, etc. should be created on the OHCHR website. 35. Furthermore, information on current and future activities of international, regional and subregional human rights mechanisms can be shared through “info notes”. They can include reports issued and to be published, urgent matters, jurisprudence, focus on particular countries or issues, information from civil society and NHRIs, etc. 2. Meetings 36. During the workshop participants proposed holding meetings to share information on a bilateral and multilateral, general or thematic, regular or ad hoc basis. 9