A/HRC/13/39 Ethiopia (2005); Fiji (2006); Gambia (2006); India (1993); Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2005); Israel (2002); Liberia (2006); Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (2005); Saudi Arabia (2005); Syrian Arab Republic (2005); Tunisia (1998); Turkmenistan (2003); Uzbekistan (2006); and Yemen (2005). He regrets that some of these requests are long-standing. Another outstanding request is with Iraq (2005). C. Highlights of key presentations and consultations 7. On 4 September 2009, the Special Rapporteur gave a lecture on the prevention and prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Belgrade, organized by the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, together with the Ombudsperson and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission to Serbia. 8. On 14–16 September 2009, the Special Rapporteur conducted a workshop in Chisinau for the country’s national preventive mechanism, organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the European Union. On 15 September 2009, he gave the keynote speech on “Domestic Violence, a serious breach of human rights”, during a training session for judges and attorneys organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova. On 16 September 2009, as part of a round table organized by the United Nations Development Programme, the European Union and the Government of Moldova entitled “Towards an adequate remedy framework for torture and other extreme abuses of human rights in Moldova”, he made a presentation on his 2009 report on Moldova, which examined issues, follow-up and remedy for torture and torture-related violations of human rights. 9. On 5 October 2009, the Special Rapporteur gave the keynote speech at the “The War on Words” Conference on terrorism, media and the law, organized by the International Press Institute and the Center for International Legal Studies in Vienna. 10. From 29 to 30 September 2009, the Special Rapporteur, along with the other special procedures mandate holders involved in the joint global study on secret detention, participated in informal consultations in Geneva (A/HRC/13/42). 11. On 8 October 2009, the Special Rapporteur met with a delegation from the Armenian national preventive mechanism in Vienna. 12. On 20 October 2009, the Special Rapporteur participated in a panel discussion on “A united front against torture: Challenges and the way forward”, organized by the Permanent Mission of Denmark and the Association for the Prevention of Torture in New York, and met with the Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe to the United Nations. 13. On 6 November 2009, the Special Rapporteur acted as general rapporteur at the joint European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Association for the Prevention of Torture conference on new partnerships for the prevention of torture in Europe, in Strasbourg, France. 14. The Special Rapporteur gave a speech during the conference on the theme “Beyond torture: Establishing an acceptable framework for the fight against international terrorism”, held on 12 and 13 November 2009 and organized by Reprieve and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London. 15. On 30 November and 1 December, the Special Rapporteur participated in roundtable discussions and workshops on the prevention of torture and ill-treatment in Port Moresby. He also met with Government officials in order to discuss the future visit to Papua New Guinea. 4 GE.10-10042