A/HRC/39/46 33. On 19 July 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with other mandate holders, urging the Mexican Government to carry out a transparent, independent and impartial investigation into allegations of monitoring and illegal surveillance against human rights defenders, social activists and journalists. 6 34. On 29 August 2017, 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 on States worldwide to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 7 35. On 11 September 2017, on the occasion of the presentation by the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group’s annual report to the Human Rights Council, the Working Group issued a press release warning States that migrants were facing heightened risks of becoming victims of enforced disappearance and that the international community should do much more in that respect. 8 36. On 15 September 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with other mandate holders, expressing dismay at the arrest in Egypt of lawyer Ibrahim Metwally en route to meet them in Geneva. 9 37. On 18 September 2017, at the conclusion of its 113th session, the Working Group issued a press release.10 38. On 20 October 2017, on the occasion of a presentation by the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group to the General Assembly, the Working Group issued a press release calling on States to put an end to the scourge of enforced disappearance, which should not exist in the twenty-first century.11 39. On 23 November 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with other mandate holders, condemning the jailing of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong. 12 40. On 1 December 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with several other mandate holders, urging States to ensure a human rights-centered approach when developing the global compact for migration, as they were entering the stocktaking and negotiating phase.13 41. On 5 December 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with other mandate holders and expert bodies, welcoming the conviction of 48 people in Argentina, including military personnel and civilians, for torture, murder and enforced disappearances during the country’s previous military dictatorship. 14 42. On 14 December 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with several other mandate holders, calling on Mexico to reject a draft law on internal security and warning that giving the armed forces a leading role in security matters could weaken the protection of human rights.15 43. On 28 December 2017, the Working Group issued a press release, jointly with other mandate holders, regretting the granting of the pardon to former President Fujimori in Peru.16 44. On 16 January 2018, the Working Group issued a press release welcoming the entry into force of the law on disappearance in Mexico.17 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21892&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22005&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22047&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22079&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22122&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22270&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22437&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22477&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22490&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22535&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22568&LangID=E.