1. Each State Party shall ensure that any individual who alleges that a person has been subjected to enforced disappearance has the right to report the facts to the competent authorities, which shall examine the allegation promptly and impartially and, where necessary, undertake without delay a thorough and impartial investigation. Appropriate steps shall be taken, where necessary, to ensure that the complainant, witnesses, relatives of the disappeared person and their defence counsel, as well as persons participating in the investigation, are protected against all ill-treatment or intimidation as a consequence of the complaint or any evidence given.
一、 各缔约国应确保任何指称有人遭受强迫失踪的人，有权向主管机关报告案情，主管机关应及时、公正地审查指控，必要时立即展开全面、公正的调查。必要时并应采取适当措施，确保举报人、证人、失踪人家属及其辩护律师，以及参与调查的人得到保护，不得因举报或提供任何证据而受到任何虐待或恐吓。