2.2 Opcijski protokol h Konvenciji proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju 32. člen Article 32 Določbe tega protokola ne vplivajo na obveznosti držav pogodbenic štirih Ženevskih konvencij z dne 12. avgusta 1949 in dopolnilnih protokolov k Ženevskim konvencijam z dne 8. junija 1977, niti na možnost katere koli države pogodbenice, da pooblasti Mednarodni odbor Rdečega križa, da obišče kraje odvzema prostosti v razmerah, ki jih ne zajema mednarodno humanitarno pravo. The provisions of the present Protocol shall not affect the obligations of States Parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 8 June 1977, nor the opportunity available to any State Party to authorize the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit places of detention in situations not covered by international humanitarian law. 33. člen Article 33 1. Vsaka država pogodbenica lahko kadar koli odpove ta protokol s pisnim uradnim obvestilom, naslovljenim na generalnega sekretarja Združenih narodov, ki obvesti druge države pogodbenice tega protokola in konvencije. Odpoved začne veljati eno leto po dnevu, ko generalni sekretar prejme uradno obvestilo. 1. Any State Party may denounce the present Protocol at any time by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall thereafter inform the other States Parties to the present Protocol and the Convention. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General. 2. Odpoved države pogodbenice ne odvezuje obveznosti po tem protokolu glede katerega koli dejanja ali razmer, ki lahko nastanejo pred dnevom, ko začne odpoved veljati, ali ukrepov, za katere se je pododbor za preprečevanje odločil ali se lahko odloči, da jih sprejme glede te države pogodbenice; odpoved prav tako na noben način ne vpliva na nadaljnje obravnavanje katere koli zadeve, ki je pri pododboru za preprečevanje že v obravnavi pred dnevom, ko začne veljati odpoved. 2. Such a denunciation shall not have the effect of releasing the St ate Party from its obligations under the present Protocol in regard to any act or situation that may occur prior to the date on which the denunciation becomes effective, or to the actions that the Subcommittee on Prevention has decided or may decide to take with respect to the State Party concerned, nor shall denunciation prejudice in any way the continued consideration of any matter already under consideration by the Subcommittee on Prevention prior to the date on which the denunciation becomes effective. 3. Po datumu, ko začne veljati odpoved države pogodbenice, pododbor za preprečevanje ne začne obravnavati nobene nove zadeve, povezane s to državo. 34. člen 1. Vsaka država pogodbenica tega protokola lahko predlaga spremembo in jo predloži generalnemu sekretarju Združenih narodov. Generalni sekretar sporoči predlagano spremembo državam pogodbenicam tega protokola in jih zaprosi, da ga obvestijo, ali se strinjajo s konferenco držav pogodbenic zaradi obravnavanja in glasovanja o predlogu. Če se v štirih mesecih od dneva tega sporočila vsaj tretjina držav pogodbenic strinja s to konferenco, generalni sekretar skliče konferenco pod pokroviteljstvom Združenih narodov. Generalni sekretar Združenih narodov pošlje vsem državam pogodbenicam v sprejetje vsako spremembo, ki jo z dvetretjinsko večino sprejmejo države pogodbenice, ki so navzoče in glasujejo na konferenci. 2. Sprememba, sprejeta v skladu s prvim odstavkom tega člena, začne veljati, ko jo sprejmejo države pogodbenice tega protokola z dvetretjinsko večino v skladu z njihovimi ustavnimi postopki. 3. Ko začnejo spremembe veljati, so zavezujoče za vse tiste države pogodbenice, ki so jih sprejele, za druge države pogodbenice pa še naprej veljajo določbe tega protokola in katera koli prejšnja sprememba, ki so jo sprejele. 35. člen Člani pododbora za preprečevanje in državnih preventivnih mehanizmov uživajo take privilegije in imunitete, ki so potrebni za neodvisno izvajanje njihovih nalog. Člani pododbora za preprečevanje uživajo privilegije in imunitete iz 22. člena Konvencije Združenih narodov o privilegijih in imunitetah z dne 13. februarja 1946 ob upoštevanju določb 23. člena te konvencije. 222 2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment poročilo o izvajanju nalog DPM v letu 2014 DržavnI preventivnI mehanizEm po Opcijskem protokolu h Konvenciji OZN proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju 3. Following the date on which the denunciation of the State Party becomes effective, the Subcommittee on Prevention shall not commence consideration of any new matter regarding that State. Article 34 1. Any State Party to the present Protocol may propose an amendment and file it with the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall thereupon communicate the proposed amendment to the States Parties to the present Protocol with a request that they notify him whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposal. In the event that within four months from the date of such communication at least one third of the States Parties favour such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to all States Parties for acceptance. 2. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of the present article shall come into force when it has been accepted by a two -thirds majority of the States Parties to the present Protocol in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. 3. When amendments come into force, they shall be binding on those States Parties that have accepted them, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of the present Protocol and any earlier amendment that they have accepted. Article 35 Members of the Subcommittee on Prevention and of the national preventive mechanisms shall be accorded such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions. Members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be accorded the privileges and immunities specified in section 22 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of 13 February 1946, subject to the provisions of section 23 of that Convention. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2014 National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 223