Example 1: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2013 “All information gathered by the commission, including information pertaining to individual perpetrators, has been stored in a confidential electronic database. The commission has authorized OHCHR, acting as the residual secretariat of the commission, to provide access to the existing materials contained in the database to competent authorities that carry out credible investigations for purposes of ensuring accountability for crimes and other violations committed, establishing the truth about violations committed or implementing United Nations-mandated targeted sanctions against particular individuals or institutions. Access must only be granted to the extent that witnesses or other providers of information have given their informed consent and any protection and operational concerns are duly addressed.”132 Example 2: Syria CoI In its ninth report the Syria Commission stated that it was prepared to share information on a confidential basis, adopting the following approach: “106. To further promote accountability, the Commission has shared information – where the consent of the interviewee was obtained – with the justice systems of States willing to exercise their national jurisdiction over crimes committed in the Syrian Arab Republic. As foreign fighters return home from battlefields in the country, there has been an increase in requests from these States over the past six months. “107. Some States have also indicated a willingness to assert universal jurisdiction to pursue criminal investigations against suspected perpetrators, including foreign nationals, in the armed conflict. In the event that a State were to gain custody over such perpetrators and their national courts were to meet international fair trial standards, the Commission would be willing to share its information upon request.”133 A/HRC/25/63, July 2014, para. 23 (emphasis added). A/HRC/28/69, paras. 106 and 107. 132 133 HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM THE INFORMATION 79