They were assigned an expert mentor to provide support and advice, they received training on project management and communication and they developed additional skills on the technical dimensions of torture prevention during project meetings in Sydney (November 2014) and Ulaanbaatar (August 2015). Importantly, the Torture Prevention Ambassadors received a small amount of seed funding to implement their projects. At the conclusion of their individual projects, each could point to tangible outcomes that would ultimately benefit persons deprived of their liberty. These results were recorded in the Torture Prevention Ambassadors Good Practice Report, launched in Geneva in June 2016. The group also delivered an oral statement to the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, highlighting the vital contribution of NHRIs in preventing torture and ill-treatment. Based on the success of the Torture Prevention Ambassadors project, we believe a similar methodology can be used to address other pressing human rights issues in the Asia Pacific region. In the Philippines, Torture Prevention Ambassador Jacqueline De Guia worked with members of the Philippine National Police to identify the challenges they faced in day-today policing and develop a series of practical recommendations to drive genuine, grassroots reform. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Annual Report 2015–16 > 13