CCPR/C/113/D/2000/2010 death, and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Further, the Nr 300,000 granted to the author as compensation cannot be seen as constituting an adequate remedy commensurate to the serious violations inflicted. Accordingly, the Committee concludes that the facts before it reveal a violation of article 2 (3), in conjunction with articles 6, 7, 9 (1‒4) and 16, with regard to Mr. Katwal, and of article 2 (3), in conjunction with article 7, with respect to the author herself. 12. The Human Rights Committee, acting under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is of the view that the information before it discloses a violation by the State party of articles 6, 7, 9 (1–4) and 16, and of article 2 (3), read in conjunction with articles 6, 7, 9 (1–4) and 16 of the Covenant with regard to Mr. Katwal, and of article 7, and article 2 (3) read in conjunction with article 7, of the Covenant with respect to the author herself. 13. In accordance with article 2 (3) of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide the author with an effective remedy, including by: (a) conducting a thorough and effective investigation, with a view to locating the remains of Mr. Katwal and returning them to his family; (b) prosecuting, trying and punishing those responsible for the deprivation of liberty, torture and enforced disappearance of Mr. Katwal and making the results of such measures public; and (c) providing effective reparation, including adequate compensation and appropriate measures of satisfaction, to the author for the violations suffered. The State party is also under an obligation to take steps to prevent the occurrence of similar violations in the future. In this connection, the State party should ensure that its legislation allows the criminal prosecution of the facts that constituted a violation of the Covenant. 14. 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 or not 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 a violation has been established, 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. 16