Abstract
The effectiveness of fact-finding methods has proved to be a crucial component in reporting, documenting, and pursuing justice and accountability for the most serious international crimes and atrocities. Traditionally, United Nations Fact-Finding Missions (UN FFM) have been the primary initiators of in-depth investigations aimed at gathering evidence of alleged violations and identifying alleged perpetrators.1 1 T. Piccone, UN Commissions of Inquiry: The Quest for Accountability, Brookings Foreign Policy Report, December 2017, available online at https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fp_20171208_un_human_rights_commisions_inquiry.pdf (visited 24 April 2021), at 1 and 2. For instance, in 2018 the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (IIFFM) on Myanmar’s report cited Facebook posts and videos as evidence proving Myanmar military leaders’ perpetration of crimes against humanity.2 2 Report of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar, UN Doc. A/HRC/39/64, 12 September 2018, available online at https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFM-Myanmar/A_HRC_39_64.pdf (visited 24 April 2021). 3 Detailed findings of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, UN Doc. A/HRC/45/CRP.11, 15 September 2020, available online at https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFMV/A_HRC_45_CRP.11.pdf (visited 24 April 2021).
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