A/HRC/16/76 University of Bristol, the workshop was aimed at East African NHRIs (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) and the Secretariat of the Network of African NHRIs. 51. From 22 to 24 November 2010, OHCHR organized in Monrovia, Liberia, a subregional seminar on the role of parliamentarians and NHRIs in the promotion and protection of human rights. The meeting brought together members of Parliaments from Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Kenya, as well as experts from across the region. 52. From 7 to 9 December 2010, OHCHR, in cooperation with the South African Human Rights Commission, organized a seminar on the establishment and strengthening of NHRIs in Southern Africa. Participants included representatives of NHRIs, Governments and civil society organizations from Botswana, Comoros, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. They shared practical tools and lessons learned on the establishment of NHRIs in compliance with international standards. An interactive dialogue took place on the practical aspects of establishing a commission, including institutional and financial structures, and collaboration with government, parliament, judiciary, NGOs, regional and United Nations human rights mechanisms. 3. Asia and the Pacific 53. OHCHR participated in the 15th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of NHRIs (APF), held in Bali, Indonesia, from 3 to 5 August 2010. OHCHR, UNDP and the APF discussed ways of strengthening their partnership, including the further implementation of joint capacity assessments programmes. 54. On 23 and 24 November 2010, OHCHR and UNDP organized a regional consultation in Bangkok on NHRIs and civil society organizations’ engagement with the international human rights system. 55. From 29 November to 3 December 2010, OHCHR and the NHRI of New Zealand organized a sub-regional consultation in Auckland on how NHRIs could implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 4. Europe 56. On 6 and 7 September 2010, the OHCHR Regional Office in Brussels organized a regional briefing in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the UPR. NHRIs from the region attended the session. 57. In Warsaw, Poland, on 4 October 2010, OHCHR participated in the consultation on NHRIs in the European and Central Asia regions, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 58. On 20 and 21 October 2010, in Crikvenica, Croatia, OHCHR participated in a regional round table, organized by UNDP and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), on the role of NHRIs in National Preventive Mechanisms under the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment. 9