Proper analysis requires mature persons, with a down to earth approach. A primary characteristic of a good analyst is a thorough understanding of the socio-cultural situation in which the human rights violations has taken place. Technical Assistance Technical advice is sometimes required on various aspects that come up during inquiries. For example- exhumation of bodies. The inquirers must be resourceful in finding ways to get such technical assistance.
All inquiries involve legal matters.
These legal matters may relate mostly to domestic laws. A proper system of report writing All the work of investigations and documentation may be lost if reports are not properly written. Different types of reports on the same inquiry may be written, depending on the purpose of the report. For example, a report seeking prosecution written to a legal authority can be different from one written to the government seeking changes of policy or to the public for public awareness-raising. The outcome of an inquiry does not depend on available information only.