Undertaking Effective Investigations A Guide for National Human Rights Institutions
Part IV
Part V
Obtaining and assessing different types of evidence
Chapter 20: Physical evidence, including death investigations
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Chapter 21: Scene visits
130
Chapter 22: Digital evidence and forensic data retrieval
134
Chapter 23: Using the Internet as an investigative tool
139
Chapter 24: Documentary evidence
147
Chapter 25: Assessing the adequacy and quality of evidence
157
Report writing
Chapter 26: Report writing
Part VI
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Special investigations
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Section I Investigations of multiple complaints
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Chapter 27: Multiple complaint investigations
178
Chapter 28: Creating a team to conduct multiple complaint investigations
188
Chapter 29: The Major Case Management model
190
Chapter 30: The G20 Summit investigation
193
Chapter 31: Gender mainstreaming the investigations process
202
Section II Investigations of correctional institutions,
the police and the military
217
Chapter 32: Investigating the security and detention sectors
218
Summary
232
Appendices
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Appendix 1: Manual on Investigative Techniques and Complaints Handling
National Human Rights Commission of India
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Appendix 2: Case study: The investigation of the rights of children living
and studying in religious institutions
National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia
244
Appendix 3: Case study: The investigation of violations of human rights
by mining companies
National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia
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Appendix 4: Case study: Summary report of 2010 incident in Bardiya
National Park, Nepal
National Human Rights Commission of Nepal
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Appendix 5: Complaint Handling and Action Guidelines (2013)
National Human Rights Commission of Nepal
248
Appendix 6: Manual on Investigation and Case Management Process (2012)
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines
250
Appendix 7: Samples of complaint handling documents
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
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Appendix 8: Gender mainstreaming the investigations process – resources
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