A/HRC/RES/14/10 Recalling Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council and 5/2 on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, stressing that all mandate holders shall discharge their duties in accordance with these resolutions and the annexes thereto, and urging all States to cooperate with and assist the special procedures in the performance of their tasks, Deeply concerned by the high number of cases of enforced or involuntary disappearance around the world, including arrest, detention and abduction, when these are part of or amount to enforced disappearances, and by the growing number of reports concerning harassment, ill-treatment and intimidation of witnesses of disappearances or relatives of persons who have disappeared, Recalling the importance of the right of victims to the truth as defined in Council resolution 12/12 of 1 October 2009, Recalling also that no one shall be held in secret detention, Recognizing that enforced disappearance has special consequences for vulnerable groups, especially women and children, as they most often bear the serious economic hardships which usually accompany a disappearance and, when they are subjected to disappearance themselves, they may become particularly vulnerable to sexual and other forms of violence, Acknowledging that acts of enforced disappearance may amount to crimes against humanity as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Recalling the Set of Principles for the protection and promotion of human rights through action to combat impunity (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1997/20/Rev.1, annex II), and taking note with appreciation of the updated version of those principles (E/CN.4/2005/102/Add.1), Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, and taking this opportunity to raise awareness about enforced disappearance and to call for the prevention and eradication of this crime, 1. Takes note of the most recent report submitted by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (A/HRC/13/31 and Corr.1) and of the comments and recommendations contained therein; 2. Calls upon the Governments that have not provided substantive replies concerning allegations of enforced disappearances in their countries to do so and to give due consideration to relevant recommendations concerning this subject made by the Working Group in its reports; 3. Calls upon Governments to offer support to all victims of enforced disappearances, especially women and children affected by this crime; 4. Also calls upon Governments to prevent the occurrence of enforced disappearances, including by ensuring that secret places of detention and interrogation are abolished; 5. Urges Governments to continue their efforts to elucidate the fate of disappeared persons and to ensure that competent authorities in charge of investigation and prosecution are provided with adequate means and resources to resolve cases and bring perpetrators to justice, including after considering the establishment, where appropriate, of specific judicial mechanisms or truth and reconciliation commissions that complement the justice system; 6. Invites the Working Group to provide the concerned State with relevant information, that is as detailed as possible, concerning allegations of enforced disappearances in order to facilitate a prompt and substantive response to these 2