A/HRC/22/45 regime. The Working Group emphasized that an investigation should be conducted for as long as the fate of the victim of enforced disappearance remains unclarified, and that no amnesty law should bring an end to a State‘s obligation to investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible for disappearances7. 39. On 14 March 2012, the Working Group issued a press release on the occasion of the presentation of the report on its visit to Mexico (A/HRC/19/58/Add.2). The experts, while recognizing the challenges posed by the complex public security situation in the context of the fight against crime, emphasized that there a chronic pattern of impunity was demonstrated by the absence of effective investigations in cases of enforced disappearances8. 40. On 21 August 2012, the Working Group issued a press release at the end of its official visit to Chile.9 41. On 20 September 2012, the Working Group issued a press release at the end of its official visit to Pakistan.10 42. On 22 October 2012, the Working Group, together with 10 other special procedures mechanisms, issued a joint press release on the proposed reform of political Constitution of Colombia with regard to military criminal law, expressing concern that the proposal could have serious implications for the rule of law and the enjoyment of human rights in Colombia. Although the proposed reform would reportedly exclude the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and enforced disappearance from the jurisdiction of military and police tribunals, it could also expand the jurisdiction of these tribunals, giving them the power to investigate, process and decide on cases of other serious human rights violations, as well as crimes committed by private security forces, which should be under the authority of the ordinary criminal justice system and courts 11. 43. Reference to the above-mentioned press releases may be also found in the relevant country sections of the present report (see annex I). 44. Media advisories and press releases were issued at the beginning and the end of each of the three sessions of the Working Group during the reporting period. G. General comments 45. In 2012, the Working Group finalized two general comments on children and enforced disappearance and women affected by enforced disappearances, which were adopted by the Working Group at its ninety-eighth session. III. Reparations and enforced disappearances 46. As of the current year, the Working Group has decided to include a thematic section in its annual reports. Taking into account the time elapsed since its general comment on article 19 of the Declaration (1997) and the new developments in international law, the Working Group has chosen to devote the thematic section of the present report to the issue of reparation for victims of enforced disappearance. 7 8 9 10 11 8 See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11741&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11963&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12451&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12552&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12684&LangID=E.