缔约国应当发出明确无误的信号，谴责在其管辖范围内对所有人和所有群体的酷刑和虐待行径。缔约国应当采取有效的法律、行政和司法措施，以保证所有有关无逮捕证拘捕、法外处决、监禁期死亡和失踪的指控都得到及时的调查、审讯，对责任人进行惩处。对于按基本事实上就基本证明存在酷刑的案例，受到指控的人在调查期间应当停职或调职。
The State party should send a clear and unambiguous message condemning torture and ill-treatment to all persons and groups under its jurisdiction. The State party should take effective legislative, administrative and judicial measures to ensure that all allegations of arrest without warrants, extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody and disappearances are promptly investigated, prosecuted and the perpetrators punished. In connection with prima facie cases of torture, the accused should be subject to suspension or reassignment during the investigation.