A/HRC/18/53 6. To avoid errant interpretations, the committee included an official birth certificate that belonged to the deceased. Following the measures briefly described above, the committee unanimously reached the following conclusions: (a) The cadaver arrived to Teshreen Military Hospital in Damascus late at night on April 29th, 2011. Its forensic examination took place according to regulations. A short time after its arrival, examination of the cadaver was conducted in a comprehensive scientific, technical and lawful manner. (b) (c) locations: The cadaver did not carry signs of The cause of death is severe internal bleeding due to bullets in three 1. Perforation caused by bullet entry at the lower part of the left upper arm, reentered the chest from the left side, and exited at the middle of the sternum. 2. Perforation caused by bullet entry at waist’s right area, exited at the lower side of the back area. 3. Perforation caused by bullet entry and exit in the right upper arm. All three bullets were shot from a distance no less than one meter away from the victim. Shooting originated from one or several third party sources. Shooter(s) were moving at the time of shooting, they were on the same height. (d) No confirmation of penis amputation at this point, especially with the manifest degradation in the state of the cadaver, and the possibility of this material loss taking place while the cadaver was transported. (e) Evidence stated by Mr. Ali Al Khateeb, father of the victim, declaring that his son’s cadaver is intact and not tampered with. He ultimately formulated his conviction in presence of committee members. The conviction of Ali Al Khateeb is based on facts discussed with the medical committee members, in addition to viewing official judicial documents, photos, medical experts’ report and the comparative illustration of cadaver photos taken in Daraa, and Damascus. (f) It is proven that hostile third party have commissioned certain persons to influence information about facts, and to apply digital manipulation on photos of the cadaver of Hamza Al Khateeb. The concerned authorities are following up on these facts in order to put their hands on manipulated photos and their authors in general and particularly in relation to this case. The committee concludes the following: Scientific, medical and judicial evidence has proven the cadaver of the boy Hamza Al Khateeb does not sustain traces of acts of violence or torture, not in post mortem, nor when he was alive, except perforations of bullet shots from fire arms. 44