A/HRC/22/57 of 17 identified abductees from Japan only 5 have been returned, with 12 cases still pending (some of which are being examined by the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances).144 In relation to the abduction issue the Special Rapporteur argues that “international criminal liability of those responsible for abduction cannot be ruled out (emphasis added).”145 115. As documented by the WGEID, the Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur, the Government of the Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea has failed to investigate enforced disappearances sufficiently, transparently, or independently, resulting in unsatisfactory results that have not clarified the cases of abducted persons. Recommendations on enforced disappearances 116. In its resolutions, the General Assembly has repeatedly called on the Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea to “urgently resolve these questions, including through existing channels in a transparent manner.”146 However, reiterated calls for the return of abductees by the Secretary-General, the Special Rapporteur and the General Assembly have been ignored by the Government of the Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea.147 144 145 146 147 34 A/HRC/16/58, para 20 A/HRC/16/58, para 25 A/RES/66/174, para 2; A/RES/65/225; A/RES/64/175; A/RES/63/190 A/HRC/7/20; A/62/264; A/63/322; A/HRC/10/18; A/64/224;A/HRC/13/47; A/HRC/16/58; A/HRC/19/65, para 8