2.2 Opcijski protokol h Konvenciji proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju 21. člen Article 21 1. Nobena oblast ali uradna oseba ne sme odrediti, uporabiti, dovoliti ali dopustiti kakršne koli sankcije proti nobeni osebi ali organizaciji, ker je državnemu preventivnemu mehanizmu dala resnične ali neresnične informacije, in nobene osebe ali organizacije se zaradi tega ne sme kako drugače oškodovati. 1. No authority or official shall order, apply, permit or tolerate any sanction against any person or organization for having communicated to the national preventive mechanism any information, whether true or false, and no such person or organization shall be otherwise prejudiced in any way. 2. Zaupne informacije, ki jih zbere državni preventivni mehanizem, so zavarovane kot take. Osebni podatki pa se ne smejo objaviti brez izrecne privolitve prizadete osebe. 2. Confidential information collected by the national preventive mechanism shall be privileged. No personal data shall be published without the express consent of the person concerned. 22. člen Article 22 Pristojni organi prizadete države pogodbenice obravnavajo priporočila državnega preventivnega mehanizma in z njim vzpostavijo dialog o mogočih ukrepih za izvajanje. The competent authorities of the State Party concerned shall examine the recommendations of the national preventive mechanism and enter into a dialogue with it on possible implementation measures. 23. člen Article 23 Države pogodbenice tega protokola se zavezujejo, da bodo objavile in razširjale letna poročila državnih preventivnih organov. The States Parties to the present Protocol undertake to publish and disseminate the annual reports of the national preventive mechanisms. V. DEL PART V Izjava Declaration 24. člen Article 24 1. Ob ratifikaciji lahko države pogodbenice izjavijo, da bodo odložile izpolnjevanje svojih obveznosti iz III. ali IV. dela tega protokola. 1. Upon ratification, States Parties may make a declaration postponing the implementation of their obligations under either part III or part IV of the present Protocol. 2. Odložitev obveznosti velja največ tri leta. Odbor proti mučenju lahko podaljša to obdobje za dodatni dve leti ob utemeljenih navedbah države pogodbenice in po posvetovanjih s pododborom za preprečevanje. 2. This postponement shall be valid for a maximum of three years. After due representations made by the State Party and after consultation with the Subcommittee on Prevention, the Committee against Torture may extend that period for an additional two years. VI. DEL PART VI Finančne določbe Financial provisions 25. člen 1. Stroške pododbora za preprečevanje, ki nastanejo pri izvajanju tega protokola, krijejo Združeni narodi. 2. Generalni sekretar Združenih narodov zagotovi ustrezno osebje in prostore za učinkovito opravljanje nalog pododbora za preprečevanje po tem protokolu. 26. člen 1. V skladu z ustreznimi postopki Generalne skupščine se ustanovi poseben sklad, za pomoč pri financiranju izvajanja priporočil, ki jih je pododbor za preprečevanje dal po obisku v državi pogodbenici, in za izobraževalne programe državnih preventivnih mehanizmov, ki ga je treba upravljati v skladu s finančnimi predpisi in pravili Združenih narodov. 218 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 Article 25 1. The expenditure incurred by the Subcommittee on Prevention in the implementation of the present Protocol shall be borne by the United Nations. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Subcommittee on Prevention under the present Protocol. Article 26 1. A Special Fund shall be set up in accordance with the relevant procedures of the General Assembly, to be administered in accordance with the financial regulations and rules of the United Nations, to help finance the implementation of the recommendations made by the Subcommittee on Prevention after a visit to a State Party, as well as education programmes of the national preventive mechanisms. 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 219