CCPR/C/118/D/2106/2011 into the allegations of torture and ill-treatment, initiate criminal proceedings against those responsible and provide the victims with appropriate compensation. The State party is also under an obligation to take steps to prevent similar violations in the future. 11. Bearing in mind that, by becoming a party to the Optional Protocol, the State 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, the Committee wishes to receive from the State party, within 180 days, information about the measures taken to give effect to the present Views. The State party is also requested to publish the present Views, to translate them into the official languages of the State party in an accessible format and to have them widely disseminated in the official languages. 8