CCPR/C/112/D/2069/2011 of the Covenant with respect to the author.9 Having come to this conclusion, the Committee decides not to consider separately the author’s claims under article 17, paragraph 1, of the Covenant. 7. The Human Rights Committee, acting under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is of the view that the facts before it disclose a violation by the State party of article 6 (para. 1), article 7, article 9, and article 14 (paras. 1 and 5) with regard to Mr. Shikhmuradov. It also discloses a violation of article 7 of the Covenant with respect to the author. 8. In accordance with article 2, paragraph 3, of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide Mr. Shikhmuradov and the author with an effective remedy including by (a) releasing him immediately if he is still being detained incommunicado; (b) conducting a thorough and effective investigation into his detention, disappearance and unfair trial; (c) providing him and the author with detailed information on the results of the investigation; (d) in the event that Mr. Shikhmuradov is deceased, handing over his remains to the author; (e) prosecuting, trying and, if convicted, punishing those responsible for the violations committed; and (f) providing adequate compensation to the author and Mr. Shikhmuradov for the violations suffered. The State party is also under an obligation to take steps to prevent similar violations in the future. 9. 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 to all individuals within its territory or subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the Covenant and to provide an effective remedy when it has been determined that a violation has occurred, the Committee wishes to receive from the State party, within 180 days, information about the measures taken to give effect to the present Views. The State party is also requested to publish the present Views in the official language of the State party and to have them widely disseminated. 9 See, for example, El Abani v. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, para. 7.5. 9