Human rights missions : : a study of the fact finding practice on non-governmental organizations / / Hans Thoolen and Bert Verstappen.

• Superior document: International studies in human rights
• VerfasserIn: Thoolen, Hans,; Verstappen, Berth,
• TeilnehmendeR: Verstappen, Berth,
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Lancaster : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [1986]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 1986
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in human rights.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors' introduction -- Abbreviations of Non-governmental Organizations -- Chapter 1. Fact-finding by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and their procedural standards -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Fact-finding by intergovernmental organizations -- 1.3 Fact-finding by non-governmental organizations -- 1.4 The need for procedures -- 1.5 Procedures for intergovernmental organizations -- 1.6 Procedures for non-governmental organizations -- Chapter 2. Analysis of fact-finding reports by non-governmental organizations -- 2.1 Methodology and justification -- 2.2 Purpose of the mission -- 2.2.1 Specific reason for sending the mission -- 2.2.2 Terms of reference -- 2.2.3 Intended impact -- 2.3 Members of the delegation -- 2.4 The sending organization -- 2.4.1 Description of the sending NGO -- 2.4.2 Funding of the mission -- 2.4.3 Relations between sending NGO and members -- 2.5 Government contacts -- 2.5.1 Advance contacts with the government concerned -- 2.5.2 Contacts with the government during the mission -- 2.5.3 Contacts with the government after the mission -- 2.6 Finding the facts -- 2.6.1 The programme of the mission -- 2.6.2 Cases of government interference -- 2.6.3 Types of information -- 2.6.4 Relation of information to specific sources -- 2.6.5 Measures for the protection of sources -- 2.6.6 Checking of the reliability of the information -- 2.6.7 Arrangements for the maintenance of records -- 2.6.8 The use of information not collected during the mission -- 2.6.9 Background of the country and case investigated -- 2.6.10 Procedural standards -- 2.6.11 Normative standards -- 2.7 The report -- 2.7.1 Conclusions, recommendations and summaries -- 2.7.2 Dissenting opinions -- 2.7.3 Languages -- 2.7.4 Date of publication and time lapse.

2.7.5 Place of publication -- 2.7.6 Print order and dissemination -- 2.7.7 Presentation and press -- 2.8 Frequency of NGO fact-finding missions to specific countries and regions -- Chapter 3. General conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix I Questionnaire -- Appendix II Results of the statistical research in figures -- Appendix III List of reports included in the research -- Appendix IV List of other reports.