1. Each State Party shall allow visits, in accordance with the present Protocol, by the mechanisms referred to in articles 2 and 3 to any place under its jurisdiction and control where persons are or may be deprived of their liberty, either by virtue of an order given by a public authority or at its instigation or with its consent or acquiescence (hereinafter referred to as places of detention). These visits shall be undertaken with a view to strengthening, if necessary, the protection of these persons against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
1. 每一缔约国应允许第2条和第3条所指机制按照本议定书的规定，对其管辖和控制下任何确实或可能有人因公共权力机构的命令或唆使而被剥夺自由，或在其同意或默许下被剥夺自由的地点(以下称拘留地点)进行查访。进行这种查访目的在于必要时加强保护这类人使其免受酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚。