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Information concerning international crimes is not only relevant for the aforementioned criminal
courts and tribunals, but also for other transitional justice mechanisms.
One example of these are truth commissions, such as those established in South Africa after the end
of the apartheid era, in East Timor and Sierra Leone.
Other such mechanisms are compensation and property claims commissions. In addition, a variety
of international judicial, quasi-judicial and supervisory bodies exist for whom information on
international crimes may be relevant. These bodies may include:
· the International Court of Justice;
· arbitration panels;
· international and national commissions of inquiry;

· compensation commissions;
· human rights bodies, such as the UN Human Rights Council and its special rapporteurs and
working groups;
· the UN Human Rights Committee;
· regional human rights courts and commissions (European, Inter-American and African).
But, every national or international judicial system is powerless without the support of an effective
law enforcement system.
In this context, the mission of the UN Police is to enhance international peace and security by
supporting member states in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis situations to realize effective,
efficient, representative, responsive and accountable police services that serve and protect the
population. To that end, UN Police build and support, or, where mandated, act as a substitute or
partial substitute for, host-state police capacity to prevent and detect crime, protect life and property
and maintain public order and safety in adherence to the rule of law and international human rights
law.

Rwanda genocide International Court’s members
The scale and scope of UN Police have grown exponentially in the past decade, with about 13,000
police currently deployed in 18 peace missions.

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