Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic speak to the press about their findings. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré In a press conference on 3 September 2015, the Syria CoI commissioners elaborated their criteria for sharing perpetrator information: “[Our] 4,000 plus interviews – that’s the source of possible cooperation, with investigations, prosecutions in various countries, that comply with various safeguards ... that cooperation is conditional, subject to various criteria: 1. There should be a request from a prosecutorial or judicial arm of a certain country; 2. There should be an investigation from that country in regard to alleged crimes, on the basis of national jurisdiction and/or universal jurisdiction pertaining to particular acts happening outside their country, taking up the case; 3. There should be [in place adequate] safeguards in terms of human rights guarantees and fair trial [guarantees]; 4. [The CoI] will also look at the consent factors as to whether the victim or witness providing the information has consented to information sharing. 80 ATTRIBUTING INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

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