The past decade has seen a surge of cases related to human rights abuses from the 70's, 80's and 90's. In many cases, the evidence is based on old paper documents from archives and witness testimony.
The human rights cases of 2032 that are filed against abuses of the 2000's and 2010's (assuming that occurs) will look very different. With increasingly ubiquitous cell phone cameras, video cameras and the ability for people to document their experiences through self-publishing, there should be more and better evidence. It will be more difficult (I think) for a government or military to simply lock up an archive and not allow access.
Beyond the evidence at a trial, it changes the nature of memory when it comes to these historical experiences. We're going to have far more photos and videos of events and more witness testimony documented near the time of the event rather than related decades later.
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