A/HRC/22/59 Hama governorate 38. On 21 December, Qalaat Al-Madiq was indiscriminately shelled. One victim of the shelling was evacuated to a field hospital, explaining that he could not go to a Government hospital in a nearby village fearing that he would be arrested or killed by Shabbiha or security forces. Homs governorate 39. Interviewees from Rastan describe how in October, snipers were placed on top of Al-Basel hospital. As a result of military presence within the hospital, the interviewee said none of the civilians in Rastan would dare approach the hospital for medical care. Findings 40. There have been documented accounts of violence against the wounded and sick, such as the killing, injuring, harassing and intimidating of patients or those trying to access health care, blocking or interfering with timely access to medical treatment, the deliberate failure to provide or the denial of medical assistance, and discrimination in access to health care. There have also been documented instances of health-care facilities being misused or their neutrality compromised by the presence of snipers or military personnel. The documented instances of doctors, Government forces and snipers interfering with or blocking timely access to medical treatment, compounded by a general climate of fear that prevents civilians from accessing state hospitals, has meant that those wounded in hostilities have languished without assistance, prevented from accessing basic emergency medical care. Government forces have violated the Common Article 3 provision to the Geneva Conventions that “the wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for.” III. Cultural property A. Government forces and affiliated militia 41. Syria’s six World Heritage sites have suffered damage in the fighting. Old Bosra Castle has been used for military and strategic purposes by Government forces. Interviewee accounts indicate that the castle, along with nearby Roman ruins, have been occupied by Government forces. Findings 42. There are reasonable grounds to believe that cultural property within Syria, namely the ancient city of Bosra, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been used for purposes that are likely to expose it to damage and destruction. Such conduct is prohibited under international humanitarian law, unless imperatively required by military necessity. All parties to the conflict have an obligation to respect cultural property and take special care to avoid any damage to cultural property in the context of military operations. B. Anti-Government armed groups 43. In Aleppo, the historic souk was burned in October. The Umayyad mosque was significantly damaged and the Saint Kevork Church was damaged by arsonists, also in October. Looters have broken into one of the world’s best-preserved Crusader castles, Krak GE.13-10627 115