Methods
How we verify human-rights information
Our publication standard separates first reports, corroborated evidence, unresolved claims and editorial analysis.
Verification is a process, not a label. We first assess the origin of a claim, the proximity of a source to the event and the risks that disclosure may create. We then look for independent corroboration through documents, images, testimony, official records and reliable open sources.
Where evidence conflicts, we do not force certainty. Our reporting identifies material gaps and attributes claims to their sources. We distinguish what the Centre independently verified from what a person or institution alleges.
Before publication, sensitive details are reviewed for risks to survivors, witnesses, families and communities. The public interest in disclosure is balanced against foreseeable harm.
When a material error is established, we correct the record transparently and explain the nature of the change.