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A/71/755 17-00808 5/15 standards. The Mechanism may share information either at the request of national, regional or international courts or tribunals, or on its own initiative. It is anticipated that the Mechanism will generally not share information in circumstances in which a trial may be held in absentia on the basis of universal jurisdiction. 21. The Mechanism will share its information only with those jurisdictions that respect international human rights law and standards, including the right to a fair trial, and where the application of the death penalty would not` apply for the offences under consideration. 22. The Mechanism will adopt procedures and methods of work further regulating the sharing of information to facilitate and expedite fair and independent criminal proceedings, duly considering the requirements pertaining to the security of information. Standards and procedural requirements 23. The Mechanism will adopt procedures, in accordance with international criminal law standards, to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse documentation and evidence and will prepare files to facilitate and expedite fair and independent criminal proceedings, with a view to best supporting criminal justice proceedings before a broad range of national, regional or international courts or tribunals that apply a variety of criminal procedures and standards of legal proof. These procedures will be based on international law and standards, notably the right to a fair trial and other due process provisions under international human rights law, as well as on the jurisprudence, procedural standards and best practices of the international criminal tribunals. 24. The Mechanism will seek to obtain from witnesses and any other sources their informed consent for it to share the information, documentation and evidence in its possession with national, regional or international courts or tribunals, in accordance with the criteria set out below. The consent or lack thereof will be duly recorded by the Mechanism. 25. The Mechanism will take appropriate measures to respect and ensure respect for the confidentiality, privacy, interests and personal circumstances of victims, including age, sex, gender and health, and take into account the nature of the crime, in particular where it involves sexual violence, gender-based violence or violence against children. 26. The Mechanism will adopt procedures and methods of work regarding the establishment of a witness and victim protection unit, with the support of Member States, so as to ensure that all witnesses, victims and any other persons who cooperate with the Mechanism can do so in safety and security. 27. The Mechanism will provide clear service referral pathways so that vulnerable victims, in particular child victims and victims of conflict-related sexual violence, who come forward to the Mechanism are provided with appropriate medical and psychosocial support. 28. All the materials produced or obtained by the Mechanism, in addition to its work products and analyses, will be classified as strictly confidential, in line wit