of the commission/mission, as well as how its work may have been hindered or
obstructed owing to non-cooperation or other reasons;
• Protection concerns, if any, with regard to sources, victims, witnesses and other
persons cooperating with the commission/mission, and any action taken by the
commission/mission and the relevant State/authorities to address them;
• Context/background, setting out relevant history, political developments, social
and economic data and dynamics;
• Analysis of the applicable law and relevant legal obligations of the State concerned
and any non-State actors;
• Findings:
–– The facts as alleged and established;
–– An assessment of the allegations against the information collected;
–– Analysis of the facts against the relevant international law, including conclusions
about the existence of violations of international human rights and humanitarian
law or criminal law, and attribution of responsibility;
• Conclusions and recommendations.
Maps, photographs and graphs are useful and encouraged wherever possible to clarify
and reinforce the presentation of facts.
As mentioned in chapter II, lists of names of alleged perpetrators are usually provided in
sealed envelopes to the Secretary-General or to the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Annexes vary depending on the mandate, content and structure of the report and present
additional information that is not confidential, such as:
• Timeline of events;
• Maps;
• An analysis of satellite images;
• Copies of correspondence with the State/actors concerned;
• Details of places visited;
• List of institutions or persons met (where there are no protection concerns);
• A bibliography.
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