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6.
Without prejudice to the obligation to continue the investigation until the fate of the
disappeared person has been clarified, each State Party shall take the appropriate steps with
regard to the legal situation of disappeared persons whose fate has not been clarified and that of
their relatives, in fields such as social welfare, financial matters, family law and property rights.
7.
Each State Party shall guarantee the right to form and participate freely in organizations
and associations concerned with attempting to establish the circumstances of enforced
disappearances and the fate of disappeared persons, and to assist victims of enforced
disappearance.
Article 25
1.
Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent and punish under its
criminal law:
(a)
The wrongful removal of children who are subjected to enforced
disappearance, children whose father, mother or legal guardian is subjected to enforced
disappearance or children born during the captivity of a mother subjected to enforced
disappearance;
(b)
The falsification, concealment or destruction of documents attesting to the true
identity of the children referred to in subparagraph (a).
2.
Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to search for and identify the children
referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and to return them to their families of origin, in accordance with
legal procedures and applicable international agreements.
3.
States Parties shall assist one another in searching for, identifying and locating the
children referred to in paragraph 1 (a).
4.
Given the need to protect the best interests of the children referred to in paragraph 1 (a)
and their right to preserve, or to have re-established, their identity, including their nationality,
name and family relations as recognized by law, States Parties which recognize a system of
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