Part II Preventing torture: NHRIs in action | Section III Acting as a control mechanism uniquely placed to follow-up on the implementation of recommendations made by visiting bodies, provided the reports are published. During its first periodic visit to Montenegro in September 2008, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture held a meeting with the Human Rights and Freedoms Ombudsman of the Republic of Montenegro. During a visit to Ethiopia in 2004, the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa met the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, which also provided some logistical assistance prior to the visit. Key points: Chapter 7 NHRIs can contribute to the effective work of international and regional bodies. They can submit independent and credible information, participate in review procedures and follow up on recommendations. Interaction with the following mechanisms is important for the prevention of torture and ill-treatment: • United Nations Human Rights Council, in particular the universal periodic review • Treaty bodies, in particular the Committee against Torture • Special procedures, in particular the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture • Regional complaints mechanisms • Visiting mechanisms at the international level, such as the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, and the regional level. Further reading In the CD-Rom The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the United Nations Treaty Body Process; Marei Müller and Frauke Seidensticker, German Institute for Human Rights; 2007 National Human Rights Institutions and the UN Human Rights Council; ICC Position Paper Volume I (27 June 2006) National Human Rights Institutions and the Special Procedures and Universal Periodic Review Mechanism; ICC Position Paper Volume II (22 September 2006) Engagement of National Human Rights Institutions with the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism; ICC Position Paper Volume III (Draft, March 2007) Engagement of National Human Rights Institutions with the Special Procedures; ICC Position Paper Volume IV (Draft, March 2007) Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society; OHCHR; 2008 Chapter 7: Cooperating with international mechanisms | 81