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the violations committed and make the results of such measures public; (e) to ensure that
necessary and adequate psychological rehabilitation and medical treatment are made
available to the authors; and (f) to provide adequate compensation, including appropriate
measures of satisfaction, beyond the partial compensation already offered, to the authors 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 particular, the State party should ensure
that its legislation criminalizes torture and enforced disappearance and provides for
appropriate sanctions and remedies commensurate with the gravity of the crimes. Moreover,
it should guarantee that such cases give rise to a prompt, impartial and effective
investigation and it should allow for the criminal prosecution of those responsible for such
crimes.
10.
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 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 and subject to its jurisdiction the
rights recognized in the Covenant and to provide an effective and enforceable remedy when
it has been determined that a violation has occurred, 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 language of the State party.
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