113 Annex 2 – Full text of the OPCAT Act CXLIII of 2011 on the promulgation of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture and other Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment241 Section 1 – The Parliament hereby gives its consent to be bound by this Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted on December 18, 2002, by the General Assembly of the United Nations (hereinafter the “Protocol”). Section 2 – The Parliament hereby promulgates the Protocol. Section 3 – The authentic English language text […] of the Protocol is as follows: “Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Protocol, Reaffirming that torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are prohibited and constitute serious violations of human rights, Convinced that further measures are necessary to achieve the purposes of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and to strengthen the protection of persons deprived of their liberty against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Recalling that articles 2 and 16 of the Convention oblige each State Party to take effective measures to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in any territory under its jurisdiction, Recognizing that States have the primary responsibility for implementing those articles, that strengthening the protection of people deprived of their 241 Promulgated on November 03, 2011