A/RES/65/221 (o) To ensure that any person whose human rights or fundamental freedoms have been violated has access to an effective remedy and that victims receive adequate, effective and prompt reparations, where appropriate, including by bringing to justice those responsible for such violations; (p) 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,7 the Geneva Conventions of 1949 9 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977, 10 and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 11 and the 1967 Protocol thereto 12 in their respective fields of applicability; (q) To shape and implement all counter-terrorism measures in accordance with the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination; 7. Also 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; Acknowledges the adoption of the International Convention for the 8. Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance in its resolution 61/177 of 20 December 2006, and recognizes that the entry into force of the Convention and its implementation will be an important step in support of the rule of law in countering terrorism; Recognizes the need to continue ensuring that fair and clear procedures 9. under the United Nations terrorism-related sanctions regime are strengthened in order to enhance their efficiency and transparency, and welcomes and encourages the ongoing efforts of the Security Council in support of these objectives, including by establishing an office of the ombudsperson and continuing to review all the names of individuals and entities in the regime, while emphasizing the importance of these sanctions in countering terrorism; 10. Urges States, while ensuring full compliance with their international obligations, to ensure the rule of law and to include adequate human rights guarantees in their national procedures for the listing of individuals and entities with a view to combating terrorism; 11. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism to continue to contribute to the work of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, including by raising awareness, inter alia, through regular dialogue, about the need to respect human rights and the rule of law while countering terrorism; 12. Welcomes the ongoing dialogue established in the context of the fight against terrorism between the Security Council and its Counter-Terrorism _______________ 9 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973. Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 11 Ibid., vol. 189, No. 2545. 12 Ibid., vol. 606, No. 8791. 10 5