A/HRC/23/18 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–7 4 II. Progress in cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms ....................................................................................... 8–44 5 A. Cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms ......................... 9–26 5 B. Cooperation tools ............................................................................................ 27–44 8 Enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanism .............................................................................................................. 45–64 11 A. Information-sharing ........................................................................................ 46–51 11 B. Joint activities ................................................................................................. 52–58 13 C. Follow-up to recommendations by United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms .......................................................................................... 59–64 15 IV. Meeting of focal points ........................................................................................... 65–66 16 V. Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 67–71 16 VI. Recommendations ................................................................................................... 72–84 17 A. States and United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms ............... 72–82 17 B. Other stakeholders, in particular national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations .............................................................. 83–84 18 I. Programme of the workshop on enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights .................................. 19 II. Outcome document of the first meeting of focal points for cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms .................................................................. 25 III. Regional consultation for the Americas on enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture and protection of victims of torture, in particular persons deprived of their liberty ......................... 29 Regional consultation for Europe on enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture and protection of victims of torture, especially people deprived of their liberty .............................. 34 Regional consultation for Africa on enhancing cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture and protection of victims of torture, especially people deprived of their liberty .............................. 40 III. Annexes IV. V. 3