A/HRC/23/18 and facilitate the key role of national actors, including NPMs, NHRIs, and civil society organizations in relation to follow up on their recommendations. Feedbacks after country missions are essentials. • It was proposed that contributions from regional human rights mechanisms to the UPR be included as a separate section in OHCHR’s summary of stakeholder’s information, similarly to the contributions from A status NHRIs. OHCHR’s role in this regard was highlighted. At the same time, African mechanisms should commit to prepare the reports to be submitted. • United Nations and African mechanisms should encourage States to incorporate United Nations and regional treaties on torture into their domestic legislation and ensure its effective implementation, so recommendations can be more effectively and promptly implemented. In this regard, it was proposed that both mechanisms provide support to the CPTA in the elaboration of the model law on criminalization of torture, and in its wide dissemination once finalized. • There was also a debate on the issue that laws providing for the detention of persons with psycho-social disabilities must be reviewed so as to be complainant with CRPD standards. In addition, monitoring of centers of detention for persons with psychosocial disabilities should include monitoring of the legality of the detention. • It was suggested that a mechanism to follow up on the recommendations resulting from this regional consultation is established. Further discussions between United Nations and African mechanisms on torture should be held so as to define possible modalities of this follow up mechanism. • The African Union Member States may want to consider to ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the EU did. Furthermore, the African Union should encourage African States which have not ratified the CRPD and its Optional Protocol, to do so. • It was recommended that speeding up the procedures of the ACHPR would facilitate follow up. • It was suggested that a better quality of recommendations would have a positive effect on the effectiveness of their follow up. 4. Role of NPMs • Participants expressed the view that NPMs should increase the exchange of experiences, best practices, lessons learned and methods of work among them, especially within Africa. In this regard, it was recommended that synergies between the ACPHR and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) are established. • The European NPM project was highlighted as a good practice and opportunity for cross regional exchange. It was proposed that African NPMs officially request to participate in meetings organized by the European NPM Project. • NPMs’ role in the follow up to recommendations resulting from both United Nations and African mechanisms on torture was highlighted. Participants encouraged them to take these recommendations into account in their day-to-day work. • The relationship between NPMs and the SPT should be further developed. Costeffective ways of communication should be sought, including conference calls and more direct exchanges. 43