A/HRC/20/9 NHRIs, international organizations, business associations, governments and nongovernmental organizations attended the meeting. 4. Europe and Central Asia 59. In October 2011, in Dushanbe, OHCHR, together with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe organized a regional workshop for the NHRIs of Central Asia on the Paris Principles and the prevention of torture. 60. OHCHR has been providing technical and financial assistance to the establishment of a Permanent Secretariat for the European Group of NHRIs. C. Contribution of OHCHR to international initiatives supporting NHRIs 1. International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (a) Twenty-fourth annual meeting 61. In its capacity as Secretariat of the International Coordinating Committee, OHCHR provided support to and facilitated the twenty-fourth annual general meeting of the International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs, held in Geneva, from 17 to 19 May 2011. 62. The meeting was attended by representatives of NHRIs and Ombudsman institutions, as well as by international associations such as the Francophone Association of National Commissions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Association francophone des commissions nationales de promotion et de protection des droits de l’homme), the Commonwealth Association of NHRIs, intergovernmental organizations, such as the African Union and the Council of Europe, NGOs and academia. 63. At its twenty-fourth meeting, the International Coordinating Committee considered the following topics: (a) NHRIs and human rights education and training; (b) NHRIs’ engagement with treaty bodies and in UPR follow-up; (c) NHRIs and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; (d) NHRIs and Women’s rights; (e) NHRIs support in combating racism and follow up to the Durban process; (f) NHRIs in conflict situations; (g) follow-up to the Edinburgh Declaration on Human Rights and Business. (b) Twenty-fifth annual meeting 64. OHCHR provided support to and facilitated the twenty-fifth annual general meeting of the International Coordinating Committee, held in Geneva from 20 to 22 March 2012. The International Coordinating Committee considered the following thematic priorities: (a) indigenous peoples’ rights; (b) transitional justice; (c) strengthening human rights monitoring at the national level; (d) follow-up to the universal periodic review; (e) environment and the right to development. (c) Bureau meetings 65. OHCHR provided secretarial and technical support to the meetings of the International Coordinating Committee’s Bureau held in Geneva, on 16 May 2011, in Seoul on 11 October 2011 and Geneva on 19 March 2012. The Bureau members discussed strategic priorities, including the International Coordinating Committee’s engagement in the Human Rights Council review, the human rights treaty bodies system, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights 11