Poročilo Varuha človekovih pravic Republike Slovenije o izvajanju nalog državnega preventivnega mehanizma za leto 2011 3. Ob pridržku drugega odstavka pošlje komite vsako sporočilo, dano v skladu s tem členom, državi članici te konvencije, ki je dala izjavo v skladu s prvim odstavkom in se zanjo trdi, da je kršila katerokoli določbo konvencije. Navedena država v naslednjih šestih mesecih pošlje komiteju pisna pojasnila ali izjave, ki pojasnjujejo vprašanje in morebitne ukrepe, ki jih je že sprejela za zboljšanje položaja. 4. Komite obravnava sporočila, ki jih je prejel v skladu s tem členom, ob upoštevanju vseh informacij, ki jih je dobil od posameznikov ali v njihovem imenu in od zainteresirane države članice. 5. Komite ne obravnava nobenega sporočila posameznika v skladu s tem členom, ne da bi se poprej prepričal o naslednjem: a) da navedeno vprašanje ni bilo obravnavano in ni v obravnavi pred kakšno drugo mednarodno instanco, pristojno za preiskavo ali reševanje spora; b) da je posameznik izkoristili vsa interna razpoložljiva sredstva. To pravilo se ne uporablja, če pritožbeni postopki presegajo razumne roke ali ni pričakovati, da bodo dejansko učinkoviti za posameznika, ki je žrtev kršenja te konvencije. 6. Komite obravnava sporočila, predvidena v tem členu, na zaprtih sejah. 7. Komite sporoči svoje ugotovitve zainteresirani državi članici in posamezniku. 8. Določbe tega člena začnejo veljati, ko pet držav članic te konvencije da izjavo, predvideno v prvem odstavku tega člena. Država članica deponira to izjavo pri generalnem sekretarju Organizacije združenih narodov, ki pošlje kopijo drugim državam članicam. Izjava se lahko kadarkoli umakne s sporočilom, poslanim generalnemu sekretarju. Ta umik ne vpliva na obravnavo kakršnegakoli vprašanja, ki je predmet že poslanega sporočila v skladu s tem členom; nobeno nadaljnje sporočilo, ki ga je poslal posameznik ali je bilo poslano zanj, ne bo sprejeto v skladu s tem členom, ko generalni sekretar prejme sporočilo o umiku izjave, razen če zainteresirana država članica ni dala nove izjave. 23. člen Člani komiteja in člani ad hoc spravne komisije, ki utegnejo biti imenovani v skladu s prvim odstavkom pod e) 21. člena, imajo pravico do olajšav, privilegijev in imunitet, ki so priznane izvedencem v službi Organizacije združenih narodov tako, kot so navedene v ustreznih delih konvencije o privilegijih in imunitetah Združenih narodov. 24. člen Komite predloži državam članicam in generalni skupščini Organizacije združenih narodov letno poročilo o svojih dejavnostih po tej konvenciji. Implementation of the Duties and Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism in 2011 3. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, the Committee shall bring any communications submitted to it under this article to the attention of the State Party to this Convention which has made a declaration under paragraph I and is alleged to be violating any provisions of the Convention. Within six months, the receiving State shall submit to the Committee written explanations or statements clarifying the matter and the remedy, if any, that may have been taken by that State. 4. The Committee shall consider communications received under this article in the light of all information made available to it by or on behalf of the individual and by the State Party concerned. 5. The Committee shall not consider any communications from an individual under this article unless it has ascertained that: (a) The same matter has not been, and is not being, examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement; (b) The individual has exhausted all available domestic remedies; this shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged or is unlikely to bring effective reliefto the person who is the victim of the violation of this Convention. 6. The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under this article. 7. The Committee shall forward its views to the State Party concerned and to the individual. 8. The provisions of this article shall come into force when five States Parties to this Convention have made declarations under paragraph 1 of this article. Such declarations shall be deposited by the States Parties with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies thereof to the other States Parties. A declaration may be withdrawn at any time by notification to the Secretary-General. Such a withdrawal shall not prejudice the consideration of any matter which is the subject of a communication already transmitted under this article; no further communication by or on behalf of an individual shall be received under this article after the notification of withdrawal of the declaration has been received by the Secretary-General, unless the State Party has made a new declaration. Article 23 The members of the Committee and of the ad hoc conciliation commissions which may be appointed under article 21, paragraph I (e), shall be entitled to the facilities, privileges and immunities of experts on mission for the United Nations as laid down in the relevant sections of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. Article 24 The Committee shall submit an annual report on its activities under this Convention to the States Parties and to the General Assembly of the United Nations. 96 Državni preventivni mehanizem v Republiki Sloveniji po Opcijskem protokolu h Konvenciji OZN proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Slovenia under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 97