CCPR/C/128/D/2924/2016 Covenant and of article 2 (3), read in conjunction with articles 6, 7, 9 and 16, of the Covenant in respect of Ahmed Braih. It also finds a violation by the State party of article 7, read alone and in conjunction with article 2 (3), of the Covenant in respect of the author. 8. Pursuant to article 2 (3) (a) of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide the author with an effective remedy. This requires it to make full reparation to individuals whose Covenant rights have been violated. In the present case, the State party is obligated to: (a) conduct a prompt investigation that is effective and thorough, impartial and independent, and transparent into the disappearance of Ahmed Braih and provide the author with detailed information about the results of the investigation; (b) immediately release Ahmed Braih if he is still being held incommunicado; (c) in the event that Ahmed Braih is deceased, return his remains to his family in a dignified manner, in accordance with the cultural norms and traditions of the victims; (d) prosecute, try and punish those responsible for the violations that have been committed; (e) provide full reparation, including adequate compensation, to the author and to Ahmed Braih, if he is alive; and (f) provide appropriate measures of satisfaction to the author. Notwithstanding the de facto devolution of authority by the State party to the Frente POLISARIO, the State party should also ensure that the right to an effective remedy of persons in the Tindouf camps who are victims of crimes such as torture, extrajudicial execution and enforced disappearance is not infringed. The State party is also under an obligation to take all steps necessary to prevent similar violations from occurring in the future. In this regard, as already mentioned in the Committee’s concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Algeria, the Committee takes the view that, as an obligation emanating from article 2 (1) of the Covenant, the State party should ensure the liberty and security of persons as well as access to effective remedies for all persons within its territory, including those in the camps at Tindouf, who claim to be the victim of a violation of the Covenant’s provisions. 9. 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 present 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. 10 GE.20-14652