The Name field should include all relevant names, including that of the father,
or other means used culturally to identify the person.169 Biodata, including any
unique physical descriptors, is an often-overlooked information category. It can be
important later in distinguishing individuals of the same or similar names. Securing
a picture of the individual is also useful.
The Unit Name and Affiliation headings refer to the party, State, or organizational
unit to which the person belonged at the time of the incident. If that changed over
time, the table should be adjusted to reflect this.
Crime/Violation/Incidents will be those in which the person is implicated, set out in
summary form. The dossier should include as many different incidents as appropriate.
Investigative bodies may refer by cross-reference to the incidents or findings in the
report, or via a reference number to incidents established in the database. For top
leadership, where the number of specific incidents is less important, more general
references to responsibility may be included.
The Source would be only the coded interview number or, if an open source,
might include the weblink or a short description. Modes of liability for crimes and
Standards of proof are discussed above.
Other than the named individual, no names or other identifying information
concerning the sources, United Nations personnel, interpreters, other parties or
witnesses, etc., are included in the dossier, even if a source has given consent to
share. Summaries should be checked and any such information redacted. Dossiers
should be prepared on the understanding that the information inside is shareable
confidentially. Instructions accompanying the dossier should include the investigative
body’s assessment of any protection concerns and relevant mitigation measures
germane to sharing the dossier externally.
If, after reviewing the dossier, the recipient requests to view the source material
(e.g., interview notes) or to meet the source, the investigative body must refer to the
consent provisions, conduct a security risk assessment, and respond accordingly.
Particular caution must be exercised for some incidents, such as instances of sexual
violence, where the victims or witnesses may be known or are few in number.
The dossier templates can be made as sophisticated as needed, and should be
more so when the investigation is operating during a conflict or in situations that
Noms de guerre may also be used in the absence of the given/family name. All known names and
nicknames should be recorded.
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