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This document is the outcome report of the OPCAT Global Forum. It seeks to provide an analytical record of the interactions that took place over two days on 10 and 11 November 2011 in Geneva. Key focus areas of discussion were: the OPCAT as a living instrument; how the OPCAT mechanisms (the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and National Preventive Mechanisms) can be strengthened; understanding the prevention of torture and how it can be ensured in practice; and strategies for effectively preventing torture through the OPCAT in the different regions of the world.