A/HRC/17/21 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–3 3 II. General considerations on archives and the right to the truth ................................ 4–7 3 III. Preservation of and access to archives for the right to the truth ............................. 8–19 4 IV. Using archives to hold perpetrators accountable through criminal prosecutions .... 20–27 6 V. Using archives in non-judicial truth-seeking mechanisms ...................................... 28–40 7 VI. Placement of archives of repressive rule ................................................................. 41–48 9 VII. Concluding observations ......................................................................................... 49–53 11 List of experts and practitioners participating in the seminar........................................................... 13 Annex 2