Annex I
International legal and methodological
standards and instruments
All relevant instruments of international law (human rights law, humanitarian
law, criminal law and refugee law) can be found on the OHCHR website
www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/UniversalHumanRights
Instruments.aspx (accessed 13 October 2014).
SELECTED UNITED NATIONS DECLARATIONS, PRINCIPLES AND REPORTS
• Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extralegal, Arbitrary
and Summary Executions (Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/65 of
24 May 1989)
• Declaration on Fact-finding by the United Nations in the Field of the Maintenance
of International Peace and Security (General Assembly resolution 46/59 of
9 December 1991)
• Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (General
Assembly resolution 47/133 of 18 December 1992)
• Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (General Assembly
resolution 55/89 of 4 December 2000)
• Updated Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights through
Action to Combat Impunity (Commission on Human Rights, E/CN.4/2005/102/
Add.1)
• Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims
of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations
of International Humanitarian Law (General Assembly resolution 60/147 of
16 December 2005)
• Draft Model Rules of fact-finding procedure for United Nations bodies dealing
with violations of human rights (1970)
• Report of the Secretary-General on Impunity (E/CN.4/2006/89)
• Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to the
truth (A/HRC/12/19)
• Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to
the truth (A/HRC/15/33)
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COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY AND FACT-FINDING MISSIONS ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW
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