Poročilo Varuha človekovih pravic Republike Slovenije o izvajanju nalog državnega preventivnega mehanizma za leto 2011 Implementation of the Duties and Powers of the National Preventive Mechanism in 2011 15. člen Article 15 Vsaka država članica skrbi za to, da se izjava, za katero se dokaže, da je bila dobljena z mučenjem, ne more navesti kot dokazni element v kakem postopku, razen zoper osebo, obtoženo za mučenje, da bi se ugotovilo, da je bila izjava dana. Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made. 16. člen Article 16 1. Vsaka država članica prevzema obveznost, da bo na ozemlju pod svojo jurisdikcijo preprečila druga dejanja krutih, nečloveških ali poniževalnih kazni ali ravnanja, ki niso dejanja mučenja, kot jih opredeljuje 1. člen, kadar takšna dejanja stori predstavnik javne funkcije ali kdo drug, ki nastopa kot oseba z uradnim statusom ali na njeno spodbudo ali z njeno izrecno privolitvijo ali privolitvijo molče. Zlasti obveznosti, navedene v 10., 11., 12. in 13. členu, se uporabljajo s tem, da se pojem mučenja nadomesti s pojmom drugih oblik krutih, nečloveških ali poniževalnih kazni ali ravnanja. 1. Each State Party shall undertake to prevent in any territory under its jurisdiction other acts of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment which do not amount to torture as defined in article I, when such acts are committed by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. In particular, the obligations contained in articles 10, 11, 12 and 13 shall apply with the substitution for references to torture of references to other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 2. Določbe te konvencije ne vplivajo na določbe kateregakoli mednarodnega instrumenta ali nacionalnega zakona, ki prepoveduje krute, nečloveške ali poniževalne kazni ali ravnanja ali ki se nanaša na izročitev ali izgon. 2. The provisions of this Convention are without prejudice to the provisions of any other international instrument or national law which prohibits cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or which relates to extradition or expulsion. PART II II. DEL 17. člen 1. Ustanovi se komite proti mučenju (v nadaljnjem besedilu: komite), katerega funkcije so tu določene. Komite sestavlja deset izvedencev z visokimi moralnimi kvalitetami, katerih kompetentnost na področju človekovih pravic je priznana in ki zasedajo v osebnem statusu. Izvedence volijo države članice, pri tem pa upoštevajo pravično zemljepisno zastopanost in da je pomembno, da pri delu komiteja sodelujejo osebe s pravnimi izkušnjami. 1. There shall be established a Committee against Torture (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) which shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided. The Committee shall consist of ten experts of high moral standing and recognized competence in the field of human rights, who shall serve in their personal capacity. The experts shall be elected by the States Parties, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to the usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience. 2. Člani komiteja se volijo s tajnim glasovanjem z liste kandidatov, ki jih določijo države članice. Vsaka država članica določi enega kandidata izmed svojih državljanov. Države članice upoštevajo, kako pomembno je, da so določeni kandidati hkrati člani komiteja za človekove pravice, ustanovljenega v skladu z mednarodnim paktom o državljanskih in političnih pravicah, in da so pripravljeni biti Člani komiteja proti mučenju. 2. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons nominated by States Parties. Each State Party may nominate one person from among its own nationals. States Parties shall bear in mind the usefulness of nominating persons who are also members of the Human Rights Committee established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and who are willing to serve on the Committee against Torture. 3. Člani komiteja se volijo na sestanku držav članic, ki ga sklicuje generalni sekretar Organizacije združenih narodov in ki je vsako drugo leto. Na tem sestanku, ki je sklepčen, če so navzoči predstavniki dveh tretjin držav članic, so za člane komiteja izvoljeni kandidati, ki dobijo največ glasov in absolutno večino glasov predstavnikov držav članic, ki so navzoči in glasujejo. 3. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at biennial meetings of States Parties convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. At those meetings, for which two thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting. 4. Prve volitve se izvedejo najpozneje šest mesecev po uveljavitvi te konvencije. Najmanj štiri mesece pred vsakimi volitvami pošlje generalni sekretar Organizacije združenih narodov pismo državam članicam in jih pozove, naj predložijo svoje kandidature v treh mesecih. Generalni sekretar sestavi abecedni seznam vseh tako določenih kandidatov z navedbo držav članic, ki so jih določile, in ga pošlje državam članicam. 4. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of this Convention. At. Ieast four months before the date of each election, the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations shall address a letter to the States Parties inviting them to submit their nominations within three months. The Secretary-General shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all persons thus nominated, indicating the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties. 5. Člani komiteja se volijo za štiri leta. Lahko so ponovno izvoljeni, če so znova kandidirani. Vendar mandat petih članov, izvoljenih na prvih volitvah, preneha po dveh letih. Neposredno po prvih volitvah izžreba imena teh petih članov predsednik sestanka, navedenega v tretjem odstavku tega člena. 88 Article 17 Državni preventivni mehanizem v Republiki Sloveniji po Opcijskem protokolu h Konvenciji OZN proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju 5. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election if renominated. However, the term of five of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election the names of these five members shall be chosen by lot by the chairman of the meeting referred to in paragraph 3 of this article. 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 89