Human rights bodies at the global and regional levels have in a number of instances concluded that States should carry out investigations and provide information on serious human rights violations to victims or their family members and, in particular, ensure that those responsible do not go unpunished and that the victims obtain redress through the courts.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Families
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 41.