A/HRC/30/38 37. On 4 July 2014, the Working Group issued, jointly with other special procedures mandate holders, a press release in which it called upon the Government of Nepal to amend its new legislation allowing for amnesties in cases of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law.5 38. On 11 July 2014, the Working Group issued a statement at the end of its visit to the Western Balkans emphasizing the urgent need for new national and regional strategies and a renewed commitment at the highest political level to address the question of enforced disappearances and missing persons.6 39. On 8 August 2014, the Working Group issued a press release welcoming the reunion of Argentine activist Estela de Carloto with her grandson after 36 years and urging full support for families of the disappeared from Governments around the world.7 40. On 30 August 2014, the Working Group issued a press release jointly with the Committee on Enforced Disappearances on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances calling all States to remove all obstacles to aid investigations into the fate of disappeared persons.8 41. On 17 September 2014, the Working Group, jointly with the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, issued a statement on the occasion of the fourth meeting between the two bodies, held on 17 September 2014.9 42. On 29 September 2014, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with other special procedure mandate holders, calling on the Government and the Congress of Colombia to reconsider the possible adoption of Bill No. 85 (Senate) of 2013, which aims to restructure and expand the scope of the jurisdiction of military courts. 10 43. On 10 October 2014, the Working Group issued a press release underlining that the investigation of the killings and enforced disappearances of students in the State of Guerrero, Mexico, represent a crucial test for the willingness and the capacity of Mexico to deal with serious violations of human rights.11 44. On 23 October 2014, a press release was issued at the occasion of the presentation of the Chair of the Working Group to the General Assembly.12 45. On 19 November 2014, the Working Group, jointly with other mandate holders, raised the alarm over the potential imminent release of Milorad Trbić, who was convicted in 2009 by the Bosnian State Court of committing genocide in Srebrenica and sentenced to 30 years in prison.13 46. On 26 November 2014, the Working Group, jointly with other special procedure mandate holders, urged the President of the United States of America Barack Obama to support the fullest possible release of the report on Central Intelligence Agency interrogation practices conducted by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14824&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14854&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14929&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14970&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15087&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15125&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15155&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15199&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15310&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15348&LangID=E. 7

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