A/HRC/12/19
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION .............................................................................
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PRACTICES FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE RIGHT TO THE TRUTH, INCLUDING PRACTICES
RELATING TO ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CONCERNING
GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ................................
4 - 31
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A. Background .................................................................................
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B. Strengthening archives ................................................................
9 - 15
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C. Using records in transitional justice processes ...........................
16 - 25
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D. Preserving the records of transitional justice institutions ...........
26 - 31
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PROTECTION OF WITNESSES AND OTHERS CONCERNED
IN TRIALS OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ...........
32 - 64
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A. Background .................................................................................
32 - 33
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B. Human rights obligations and the legal framework of
witness protection .......................................................................
34 - 41
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C. Witness protection at international tribunals ..............................
42 - 44
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D. Elements of witness protection programmes ..............................
45 - 54
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E. Relocation for witness protection ...............................................
55 - 59
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F. Special protection measures for child witnesses, rape victims
and others ....................................................................................
60 - 61
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G. Witness protection in conflict and post-conflict situations .........
62 - 64
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CONCLUSIONS ...............................................................................
65 - 71
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