Comment on Three extracts that puzzle… by steve white

Committee for the Prevention of Torture ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_the_Prevention_of_Torture )
They are elected for a four-year term by the Committee of Ministers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Ministers_of_the_Council_of_Europe) It comprises the Foreign Affairs Ministers of all the member states
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland Eamon Gilmore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_31st_D%C3%A1il