4. If the State Party refuses to cooperate with the Subcommittee on Prevention according to articles 12 and 14, or to take steps to improve the situation in the light of the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Prevention, the Committee against Torture may, at the request of the Subcommittee on Prevention, decide, by a majority of its members, after the State Party has had an opportunity to make its views known, to make a public statement on the matter or to publish the report of the Subcommittee on Prevention.
4. 如果缔约国拒绝依照第12条和第14条与防范小组委员会合作或拒绝按照防范小组委员会的建议采取步骤改善情况，禁止酷刑委员会可以应防范小组委员会要求，在为该缔约国提供机会表示自己的意见后，以委员的过半数票决定就该事项发表公开声明或公布防范小组委员会的报告。