8.4 PERSON FORMAT   An organisation might supply information concerning the background of an Event, such as a university supplying information concerning police training on demonstration control. The press might supply information concerning the start of a particular Event. Linking a Person to an Event or another Person via the Intervention Format indicates the role of Intervening Party, that is groups or individuals who respond to a human rights situation or work on behalf of victims. The Biographic Details Format can be used to provide additional information such as connections to people or other organisations. Only one Person Format should be completed for each individual or group, regardless of how many roles he, she or it has. It is the linking formats that show what a person‟s roles are. However, it is possible both in computerised and manual systems to construct Victim, Source, Perpetrator and Intervening Party role formats, particularly for display and output, from a selection of fields from the Person Format. This is further elaborated in Chapter 7. Adapting the Events Standard Formats. PERSON FORMAT A Person format is used to contain information about an individual or a group who may play the role of Victim, Perpetrator, Source or Intervening Party. It may also contain information about other individuals or groups who do not play any of these roles. The various roles can be held by different persons. . . Person #1 in the role of Perpetrator Involvement Person #2 in the role of Victim Act Person #3 in the role of Source Information about another person Figure 8.6 The Person Format (1) 139