I N T E G R AT I N G A G E N D E R P E R S P E C T I V E I N T O H U M A N R I G H T S I N V E S T I G AT I O N S • G U I D A N C E A N D P R A C T I C E V Presentation Presentation of the report and sharing gender-related findings the specifically gender-related aspects of their report’s findings and conclusions. Reports will only trigger responses if they are followed up with a range of stakeholders at different levels (e.g. government authorities at the national and local levels, non-state actors) by Human Rights Officers, who should see their role not only as investigators but also as facilitators of change.69 In many instances, reports produced by investigation teams are meant to be public. In the case of CoIs/FFMs, these are presented to the HRC or other mandating entities. In order for the report to receive media attention, investigation teams should work with communications sections well in advance of the intended date of publication, for example, to tailor the messages to be conveyed and identify outlets for its dissemination, in line with the media and outreach strategy developed during the planning phase. Discussions on whether to launch the report at the country and/or global level should also be held.68 United Nations senior staff or Experts/Commissioners presenting the report should be prepared to respond to any questions related to women’s rights and gender issues during the public presentation with the media present or in the interactive dialogue that takes place at the HRC. Following the launch of the report, the information collected by the CoI/FFM will normally be handed over to OHCHR, which acts as its “custodian”. Materials will be archived according to United Nations policy.70 The information should already have been entered into the database in order to ensure that it is not lost, but, rather, is stored and remains available (e.g. for future judicial investigations/ proceedings, if informed consent has been given by the victims and sources). Information, documents and briefing papers containing analysis of gender dimensions of the violations and cases, should be stored and labelled in such a way as will ease their future access and allow searches. A short brief, including a summary of the gender-related findings in the report, might be useful in this regard. To ensure that the genderrelated findings in the report have adequate visibility, it could be relevant to consider preparing outreach materials, such as specific Q&As, information sheets and infographics. Gender Advisers, when part of the team, should be involved in the preparation for presentation of the report to the HRC and, when pertinent, in interaction with the public, other audience or the media. Some CoIs/FFMs have organized side events or thematic presentations addressing Ibid., p. 36. 69 Applicable standard operating procedures (SOPs) include the OHCHR Standard Operating Procedures on Access to Classified Records and Declassification, OHCHR/ PSMS/01/16 (forthcoming). See also Secretary-General’s bulletin: Record-keeping and the management of United Nations archives (ST/SGB/2007/5) and SecretaryGeneral’s bulletin: Information sensitivity, classification and handling (ST/SGB/2007/6). 70 See OHCHR, United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Public Reporting on Human Rights by United Nations Peace Operations: Good Practices, Lessons Learned and Challenges (2017), pp. 34-35. NB. This is an internal document, accessible to United Nations staff. 68 56