From 12 to 17 January the APT visited Senegal and met with various national actors including parliamentarians, government officials and civil society organizations to discuss the draft NPM law adopted by the cabinet on 30 November 2008. During these meetings, held jointly with Amnesty International, the APT highlighted the shortcomings of the draft law with regard to the OPCAT requirements. The joint APT/AIS delegation suggested the incorporation of substantial amendments, and submitted a document to this effect to Parliament and to the Ministry of Justice with the objective of improving the quality of the draft law.