A/HRC/23/57 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–6 4 II. Context.................................................................................................................... 7–21 5 A. Security situation and military operations in the north ................................... 7–10 5 B. The situation in Kidal ..................................................................................... 11–14 5 C. Extension of the state of emergency ............................................................... 15–18 6 D. The electoral process ...................................................................................... 19–21 7 The human rights situation...................................................................................... 22–57 7 A. Summary executions and extrajudicial killings .............................................. 22–27 7 B. Enforced disappearances ................................................................................ 28–31 8 C. Torture and ill-treatment................................................................................. 32–36 9 D. Violations of freedom of expression............................................................... 37–38 10 E. Conditions of detainees arrested in the north.................................................. 39–42 10 F. Sexual violence............................................................................................... 43–48 11 G. Violations of the rights of the child ................................................................ 49–51 12 H. Intercommunity tensions and risk of reprisals................................................ 52–54 12 I. Internally displaced persons and refugees ...................................................... 55–57 13 IV. Measures adopted by the Government .................................................................... 58–66 13 V. Conclusions and recommendations......................................................................... 67–69 15 III. GE.13-15228 3