Advocacy Dossier:  Ensuring Precision and Historical Integrity in UN Human Rights Submissions: Lessons from Sri Lanka and Strategic Guidance for Human Rights Professionals Executive Summary ·        Imprecise or careless statements in UN submissions, especially in conflict contexts, can be weaponized to undermine legitimate human rights advocacy and accountability. ·        Evolving UN documentation practices, from targeted to comprehensive reporting-risk recycling resolved allegations, as seen in the Sri Lanka/LTTE case, in the name of neutrality and objectivity. ·        Historical accuracy, procedural context, and evidence-based framing are essential to prevent misrepresentation and to protect the credibility of human rights defenders and civil society actors. ·        This dossier draws on the Sri Lanka case, including the 2007 UN Security Council statemen...