CCPR/C/114/D/2038/2011 the concrete steps taken to clarify the circumstances of their detention or the cause of their alleged deaths. It has also failed to locate their mortal remains and return them to the authors’ families. Therefore, the Committee considers that the State party has failed to conduct a thorough and effective investigation into the disappearance of the authors’ relatives. Additionally, the Nr 100,000 received by the authors as interim relief does not constitute an adequate remedy commensurate to the serious violations inflicted. Accordingly, the Committee concludes that the facts before it reveal a violation of article 2 (3), in conjunction with articles 6 (1), 7, 9 and 16, with regard to the authors’ relatives; and article 2 (3), read in conjunction with article 7 of the Covenant, with respect to the authors. 10.11 Having concluded that there was a violation of the above provisions, the Committee decides not to separately examine the authors’ claims under articles 10, 17 (1), 23 and 24 (1) of the Covenant. 11. The Human Rights Committee, acting under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is of the view that the information before it indicates violations by the State party of articles 6 (1), 7, 9 and 16; article 2 (3), read in conjunction with articles 6 (1), 7, 9 and 16 of the Covenant with regard to authors’ relatives; and of article 7, as well as article 2 (3), read in conjunction with article 7, with respect to the authors. 12. In accordance with article 2 (3) of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide the authors with an effective remedy, including by: (a) conducting a thorough and effective investigation into the disappearance of their relatives and providing the authors with detailed information about the results of its investigation; (b) if their relatives are dead, locating their remains and handing them over to their families; (c) prosecuting, trying and punishing those responsible for the violations committed and making the results of such measures public; (d) ensuring that any necessary and adequate rehabilitation and treatment are provided to the authors; and (e) providing effective reparation, including adequate compensation and appropriate measures of satisfaction, to the authors for the violations suffered. The State party is also under an obligation to take steps to prevent similar violations in the future. In particular, the State party should ensure that its legislation allows for the criminal prosecution of those responsible for serious human rights violations such as torture, extrajudicial execution and enforced disappearance. 13. Bearing in mind that, by becoming a party to the Optional Protocol, the State party has recognized the competence of the Committee to determine whether there has been a violation of the Covenant and that, pursuant to article 2 of the Covenant, the State party has undertaken to ensure for all individuals within its territory or subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the Covenant and to provide an effective and enforceable remedy when a violation has been established, the Committee wishes to receive from the State party, within 180 days, information concerning the measures taken to give effect to the Committee’s Views. The State party is also requested to publish the present Views and disseminate them broadly in the official languages of the State party. 14