A/HRC/22/59 Contents I. II. III. Introduction............................................................................................................. Paragraphs Page 1–11 5 A. Challenges ...................................................................................................... 5–6 5 B Methodology .................................................................................................. 7–11 5 Context.................................................................................................................... 12–41 6 A. Political context .............................................................................................. 12–19 6 B. Military context .............................................................................................. 20–29 7 C. Socioeconomic and humanitarian situation .................................................... 30–41 8 Violations in the treatment of civilians and hors de combat fighters ...................... 42–118 10 A. Massacres ....................................................................................................... 42–57 10 B. Other unlawful killing .................................................................................... 58–64 12 C. Arbitrary arrest and detention......................................................................... 65–76 13 D. Enforced disappearance.................................................................................. 77–86 14 E. Torture and other forms of ill-treatment ......................................................... 87–103 15 F. Sexual violence............................................................................................... 104–111 17 G. Violations of children’s rights ........................................................................ 112–118 18 Violations in the conduct of hostilities ................................................................... 119–162 18 A. Unlawful attacks............................................................................................. 119–136 18 B. Specifically protected persons and objects ..................................................... 137–151 21 C. Pillaging and destruction of property ............................................................. 152–162 22 V. Accountability......................................................................................................... 163–166 23 VI. Conclusions and recommendations......................................................................... 167–180 24 IV. Annexes I. Correspondence with the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic ............................................. 27 II. Military situation............................................................................................................................ 38 III. Socioeconomic and humanitarian situation.................................................................................... 42 IV. Unlawful killing: “massacres” ....................................................................................................... 45 V. Other unlawful killing.................................................................................................................... 54 VI. Arbitrary arrest and detention ........................................................................................................ 60 VII. Enforced disappearance ................................................................................................................. 64 VIII. Torture and other forms of ill-treatment ........................................................................................ 67 IX. Sexual violence .............................................................................................................................. 75 X. Violations of children’s rights........................................................................................................ 79 XI. Unlawful attacks ............................................................................................................................ 88 GE.13-10627 3