A/HRC/45/13 Enforced Disappearance without delay. The Working Group reiterates its request to visit Nepal and hopes to receive a positive reply soon. Pakistan 78. The Working Group appreciates the cooperation of the Government of Pakistan, demonstrated by the fruitful meetings held with the Working Group during the reporting period and the high number of replies sent on individual cases. The Working Group remains concerned, however, as it unceasingly continues to receive allegations of enforced disappearances in Pakistan (A/HRC/WGEID/119/1, paras. 75–76; A/HRC/WGEID/120/1, paras. 105–106; and A/HRC/WGEID/121/1, paras. 97–98). 79. Furthermore, in December 2019, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special procedure mandate holders, a letter concerning the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Actions (In Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance of 2019 and the assignation of wide-ranging powers to the armed forces.39 While the promulgation of the Ordinance was allegedly prompted by the need to combat terrorism and other serious crimes, the Working Group is profoundly concerned that its implementation has led to miscarriages of justice and a number of human rights violations, including enforced disappearances. 80. While thanking the Government for its cooperation, the Working Group emphasizes that the allegations received are very serious. It reiterates the importance of respecting the provisions of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, in particular that: (a) No State shall practise, permit or tolerate enforced disappearances (art. 2); (b) No circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances (art. 7); (c) Accurate information on the detention of persons deprived of liberty and their place or places of detention, including transfers, shall be made promptly available to their family members, to their counsel or to any other persons having a legitimate interest in the information (art. 10 (2)); (d) Steps shall be taken to ensure that all involved in the investigation, including the complainant, counsel, witnesses and those conducting the investigation, are protected against ill-treatment, intimidation or reprisal (art. 13 (3)). 81. The Working Group invites the Government of Pakistan to consider extending it an invitation to conduct a follow-up visit to the visit carried out in September 2012, as indicated in the follow-up report (A/HRC/33/51/Add.7, para. 38) and reiterated in several communications (see annex III). A follow-up country visit would allow the Working Group to examine in situ questions relating to its mandate, to advise on the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and to make constructive and concrete recommendations thereon. Sri Lanka 82. The Working Group is concerned by the deteriorating civil society space in Sri Lanka and emphasizes that relatives of forcibly disappeared individuals as well as others such as witnesses and defence counsels should be protected against any form of intimidation, harassment or ill-treatment, and that the Government has the duty to 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 disappearances (art. 13 of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and arts. 12 and 39 22 PAK 10/2019.