Precision in UN Human Rights Submissions: Ensuring Precision and Historical Integrity in UN Human Rights Submissions-Lessons from Sri Lanka and Strategic Guidance for Human Rights Professionals
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...