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How Africa Lens sources, verifies and cross-references every finding
Africa Lens produces no original reporting and advances no editorial opinion. Every statement in this archive is drawn exclusively from pre-existing, independently verifiable documentation produced by recognized international institutions, judicial bodies, or field-based organizations.
Each finding is anchored to at least one primary source: a court judgment, UN Security Council document, or official governmental record. No secondary reporting is accepted without primary confirmation.
Every finding must be confirmed by a minimum of two independent institutional sources from different organizational families (judicial + field; UN + NGO; governmental + independent).
Findings are checked across time to identify evolution, contradiction, or confirmation over successive reports. Single-point documentation is marked preliminary until corroborated.
Africa Lens Experts classify each document as VERIFIED (3+ sources including one judicial) or ANALYSIS (2+ field sources). Classification is reviewed quarterly.
VERIFIED, Confirmed by at least three independent institutional sources, including minimum one judicial record (ICTR, ICJ, ECtHR or equivalent) and one field investigation.
ANALYSIS, Confirmed by at least two independent institutional sources. May include findings strongly documented but not yet corroborated by judicial proceedings.
HISTORICAL RECORD, Drawn from primary historical documentation, declassified archives, parliamentary inquiries, and cross-referenced academic sources. Applied to pre-1994 periods where judicial records may be partial.
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An independent research collective specializing in Great Lakes political documentation
Africa Lens is an independent research collective composed of analysts, jurists, and documentation specialists with expertise in Great Lakes political history, international humanitarian law, and genocide studies. Our work is modeled on the standards applied by UN Groups of Experts and independent judicial documentation bodies.
We do not represent any government, political party, armed group, or advocacy movement. Our mandate is documentation, not advocacy. We draw conclusions only where international institutions have already drawn them, and we cite those institutions explicitly.