Each State Party shall set up, designate or maintain at the domestic level one or several visiting bodies for the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (hereinafter referred to as the national preventive mechanism).
每一缔约国应在国内一级设立、指定或保持一个或多个防范酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚的查访机构(以下称国家防范机制)。