2. FOLLOW-UP BEYOND THE COMMISSION/MISSION The mandate of the commission/mission typically expires once its final report has been submitted to the mandating body, but the follow-up can continue long afterwards. The reports have frequently continued to be used as advocacy tools by civil society at national and international levels, especially to promote action on accountability. Within its mandate and capacity, OHCHR also seeks to remain actively engaged in followup to the recommendations of commissions/missions. Some of the follow-up activities that OHCHR may undertake are: • Continuing to monitor and publish reports on the human rights situation; • Providing information from the commission’s/mission’s report to thematic special procedures mechanisms of the Human Rights Council; • Developing technical cooperation activities necessary to put the recommendations made in the final report into practice; • Identifying advocacy opportunities to promote implementation of the recommendations; • Monitoring the safety of persons who cooperated with the commission/mission and assisting them in responding to threats. 10 4 COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY AND FACT-FINDING MISSIONS ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW