14. Calls upon States parties to give early consideration to signing and ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which was adopted on 18 December 2002 by the General Assembly in its resolution 57/199 and which provides further measures for use in the fight against and prevention of torture, and notes in this context that ratifications by twenty States parties are required for the Optional Protocol to enter into force;
14. 吁请各缔约国尽早考虑签署和批准2002年12月18日第57/199号决议通过的《禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚公约任择议定书》，其中规定用以制止和防范酷刑的进一步措施，并且在这方面注意到，《任择议定书》必须得到二十个缔约国批准才能生效；