CCPR/C/128/D/2384/2014 Taking into account all of the foregoing considerations, and considering the State party’s failure to provide an explanation, the Committee concludes that the State party has not effectively investigated the author’s allegations of torture and that the facts before it disclose a violation of the author’s rights under article 7, read alone and in conjunction with article 2 (3), of the Covenant. Considering the State party’s failure to provide an explanation with regard to the extraction of the forced confession, the Committee concludes that the facts before it disclose a violation of article 14 (3) (g) of the Covenant. 7. The Committee, acting under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, is of the view that the information before it discloses a violation by the State party of the author’s rights under article 7, read alone and in conjunction with article 2 (3), and article 14 (3) (g) of the Covenant. 8. In accordance with article 2 (3) (a) of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide the author with an effective remedy. That requires it to make full reparation to individuals whose Covenant rights have been violated. In the present case, the State party is under an obligation, inter alia: (a) to quash the author’s conviction; (b) to conduct a thorough and effective investigation into the author’s allegations of torture and, if confirmed, prosecute, try and punish those responsible; and (c) to provide the author with adequate compensation. The State party is also under an obligation to take all steps necessary to prevent similar violations from occurring 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 and enforceable 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 Committee’s Views. The State party is also requested to publish the present Views and to have them widely disseminated in the official languages of the State party. 6