A/HRC/37/78 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 2 February 2018 English Original: French Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February–23 March 2018 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Suliman Baldo, which covers the period from 1 April to 30 November 2017. The report is based on the information made available to the Independent Expert during his ninth visit to Mali, from 27 November to 1 December 2017, by the Government of Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and other sources, including civil society organizations. GE.18-01553 (E) 150218 160218 