A/HRC/23/18 systematic manner immediately upon receipt, provided that they are treated as confidential. • United Nations and European human rights mechanisms on torture could advocate with States to invite NPMs to the meetings between authorities and SPT/CPT at the end of visits. • Regular contact between secretariats of different mechanisms could also be established in order to share plans of work, contact details, calendars, methods of work etc. This also includes other relevant mechanisms, for instance the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). • Thematic meetings could be organized between United Nations and European human rights mechanisms on torture so as to make progress in both the standard setting and to discuss substantial topics, such as pre-trial detention, solitary confinement, detention of migrants, secret detention, persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty, including in health care institutions and social care homes, etc. • Participants endorsed the proposal made during the regional consultation in the Americas on the need that United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on torture, the CRPD as well as NPMs, NHRIs and NGOsb working on the issue be involved in the process of review of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners which is currently taking place under the auspices of UNODC. • It was highlighted that there is information related with both United Nations and European human rights mechanisms on torture, in particular the SPT and the CPT, which is not confidential and can be shared For instance, methods of work, experiences, contact details of interlocutors, criteria to interview detainees, criteria to visit places of deprivation of liberty, etc. • A global strategy against torture could be developed in order to avoid duplication and overlaps. Every mechanism should have a role in the development of this strategy. • The CoE’s European NPM Project will continue to facilitate a forum whereby international, regional and national torture prevention bodies can meet in thematic and country workshops so as to continue to share good practices and methodologies. 2. Possible joint activities • Arrangements of cooperation could be established between United Nations and European human rights mechanisms on torture, for example working groups on issues such as development of common standards, including evolving standards relevant to torture developed by other bodies, such as the CRPD, implementation of recommendations of different mechanisms, joint trainings, especially to the police and the judiciary, etc. NHRIs, NPMs and NGOs should be involved as much as possible in such joint initiatives. • It was suggested that European and United Nations human rights mechanisms could encourage the ratification of treaties adopted within each other’s intergovernmental organizations. For instance, the CPT could encourage the CoE’s member States to ratify the United Nations the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman b The term “NGOs” used in this document includes Disabled People Organizations (DPOs). 35