A/HRC/WGEID/126/1 Accordingly, at its 126th session, it transmitted to the de facto authorities in Afghanistan one case under its standard procedure concerning Alieh Azizi, who was allegedly abducted on 2 October 2021 in Herat by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, in a territory controlled by them. Observation 13. The Working Group is deeply concerned about allegations it received concerning multiple acts tantamount to enforced disappearance of female activists, civil society leaders and journalists who have spoken out about human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. Many of these cases could not be formally treated in the absence of the consent of the relatives, who appear to be reluctant to approach the Working Group and other United Nations human rights mechanisms for fear of targeted reprisals. 14. The Working Group underlines that the de facto authorities must ensure that relatives of disappeared persons and human rights defenders are able to carry out their legitimate work in a safe and enabling environment without fear of threats, intimidation or reprisals of any kind. The Working Group also underscores the differentiated effects of enforced disappearances on women and girls, as illustrated in general comment on women affected by enforced disappearances. 6 In particular, the de facto authorities must acknowledge disappeared women, and recognize the particular types of harm they suffer based on their gender and the resulting psychological damage and social stigma as well as the disruption of family structures. Algeria Standard procedure 15. Under its standard procedure, the Working Group transmitted 23 cases to the Government (see annex I). 16. In accordance with its methods of work, a copy of one case, involving a national of Sweden, has been communicated to the Government of Sweden. Information from sources 17. New sources provided information on 15 outstanding cases, but the information was considered insufficient to clarify them. Observation 18. The Working Group wishes to remind the Government of its obligation to continue the search for the truth about the fate of the disappeared persons and that the granting of compensation or the issuing of death or disappearance certificates does not relieve them of this obligation. The Working Group also considers that, as such, compensation and psychosocial support cannot be made conditional on obtaining a death certificate of the disappeared person. The Working Group also invites the competent authorities to refer to principles 1 and 7 of the guiding principles for the search for disappeared persons, in which it is stressed that searches should be conducted on the presumption that the disappeared person is alive, irrespective of the circumstances of the disappearance, the date on which it occurred and the time when the search was started, and that the search for the disappeared person is a continuing obligation. Argentina Joint allegation letter 19. On 18 October 2021, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special procedure mechanisms, an allegation letter concerning the ostensible delays incurred by the 6 A/HRC/WGEID/98/2. 3