A/HRC/11/3 page 13 findings of the treaty bodies and special procedures by placing the Member State in its regional context and emphasizing its complimentary set of human rights obligations within its own region. 51. Some initial steps have been taken towards strengthening cooperation between the United Nations human rights system and regional mechanisms, including a joint mission of OHCHR and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers to the Inter-American Commission in October 2007. In the Inter-American system, there has been cooperation with the Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the Working Group on people of African descent, and also between the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, the African Union and the Inter-American Commission. Cooperation between special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the African Commission has covered the human rights of internally-displaced people, while there has been cooperation on a wide range of issues between special procedures and the European system. Aside from coordination on thematic issues and the study of jurisprudence from the regional and international systems, cooperation can take more practical forms. Where complaints are deemed inadmissible to regional courts and commissions on technical grounds, they may be remitted to the relevant special procedure mandate holder, since special procedures are not judicial bodies and can be more flexible in the nature of the complaints they pursue with the Member States. 52. Cooperation between OHCHR and the regional human rights organizations in support of emerging mechanisms was also highlighted. In particular, the assistance provided by OHCHR in revising the Arab Charter to improve its compliance with international human rights standards binding on LAS member States was noted as a positive contribution. 53. The United Nations system could also benefit from greater engagement with regional mechanisms in terms of adopting best practices that have emerged at the regional level. It was noted that follow-up to the implementation of decisions by the United Nations treaty bodies could be strengthened by adopting procedures similar to that employed by the European system. The United Nations human rights mechanisms could also be strengthened by adopting selection procedures used successfully by regional mechanisms to enhance the independence of courts and commissions. 54. The benefits of a coordinated regional and international approach to human rights promotion and protection are not limited to efficiency and information-sharing. Regional and subregional mechanisms, which are located geographically closer to the complainant, may be more visible and considered more approachable by the complainant. This could be particularly the case for complainants who lack the resources to direct their case to the international system. At the same time, when cases are reported simultaneously to the regional human rights body and to the relevant United Nations treaty body (where applicable) or the Human Rights Council special procedure, the Member State may be put on notice that it is being scrutinized and this may encourage domestic resolution of the complaint in accordance with international and regional human rights standards. 55. Cooperation between regional mechanisms has increased in the past 10 years but still lacks the efficiency and regularity that would be obtained through systematic exchanges. There was