International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2018), para. 25
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10. Takes note with interest of all the general comments of the Working Group, including the most recent comments on children 6 and women affected by enforced disappearances, and recognizes in this regard that enforced disappearances have special consequences for women and vulnerable groups, especially children, as they most often bear the serious economic hardships that usually accompany such disappearances and, when subjected to enforced disappearances themselves, may become particularly vulnerable to sexual and other forms of violence;