A/RES/70/148 Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism violations have been established, victims receive adequate, effective and prompt reparation, which should include, as appropriate, restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and guarantees of non-recurrence, including where the violation constitutes a crime under international or national law, to ensure accountability for those responsible for such violations; (s) To ensure due process guarantees, consistent with all relevant provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 and their obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 12 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, 13 and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 14 and the 1967 Protocol thereto 15 in their respective fields of applicability; (t) To ensure that gender equality and non-discrimination are taken into account when shaping, reviewing and implementing all counter -terrorism measures, and to promote the full and effective participation of women in those processes; (u) To ensure that any measures taken or means employed to counter terrorism, including the use of remotely piloted aircraft, comply with their obligations under international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, human rights law and international humanitarian law, in particular the principles of distinction and proportionality; 7. Also urges States, while undertaking counter-terrorism activities, to respect their international obligations regarding humanitarian actors and to recognize the key role played by humanitarian organizations in areas where terrorist groups are active; 8. Further urges States, while countering terrorism, to take into account relevant United Nations resolutions and decisions on human rights, and encourages them to give due consideration to the recommendations of the special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council and to the relevant comments and views of United Nations human rights treaty bodies; 9. Recognizes the importance of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 16 the implementation of which will make a significant contribution in support of the rule of law in countering terrorism, including by prohibiting places of secret detention, and encourages all States that have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention; 10. Urges all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify or accede to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 5 and encourages States to consider ratifying as a matter of priority the Optional Protocol thereto, 17 the implementation of which will make a significant contribution in support of the rule of law in countering terrorism; _______________ 12 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970–973. Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 14 Ibid., vol. 189, No. 2545. 15 Ibid., vol. 606, No. 8791. 16 Ibid., vol. 2716, No. 48088. 17 Ibid., vol. 2375, No. 24841. 13 6/9