A/HRC/23/27 94. In October 2012, OHCHR organized a seminar in Lusaka to promote the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ten national human rights institutions from Southern Africa participated and adopted a declaration for the implementation of the Convention. 95. In April, the Mongolian National Human Rights Commission hosted a national seminar in Ulaanbaatar to encourage ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and to facilitate discussions among institutions designated as a national preventive mechanism under the Protocol. A member of the Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture and an expert on national preventive mechanisms from the OHCHR Central Asia regional office were invited as resource persons. The seminar was organized in partnership with the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, the Association for the Prevention of Torture and Amnesty International Mongolia. 96. The European Group of National Human Rights Institutions submitted a written contribution to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on access to justice. 97. In October 2012, a member of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances visited Mexico and held consultations with the Mexican national human rights institution. C. Commission on the Status of Women 98. In 2012, the International Coordinating Committee, with the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the support of OHCHR, continued its advocacy for the participation of A-status national human rights institutions at the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women. At present, national human rights institutions may participate in Commission sessions only if they are invited to attend as part of their Government’s delegation. Support of the participation of national human rights institutions in the Commission was endorsed by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 20/14, in which the Council encouraged institutions to continue to interact with and advocate for independent participation in all relevant United Nations mechanisms, including the Commission. D. Other meetings 99. In December 2012, 45 national human rights institutions participated in the Forum on Business and Human Rights. The Forum was established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 17/4 to map the road for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Discussions focused on trends, best practices and challenges in the implementation of the Guiding Principles and the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework. 100. In December 2012, OHCHR organized an international workshop on enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms from Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. Discussions included means to enhance information-sharing, joint activities and follow-up to recommendations made by United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms. National human rights institutions actively participated in the discussion and made a number of recommendations aimed at improving their collaboration with regional mechanisms. 15