A/HRC/34/72 Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. General situation in the country .................................................................................................... 3 A. The political situation ........................................................................................................... 3 B. The security situation ............................................................................................................ 4 C. The ongoing challenge of the fight against impunity ............................................................ 6 The human rights situation ............................................................................................................ 8 A. Civil and political rights ....................................................................................................... 8 B. Intercommunal and intracommunal conflicts ....................................................................... 11 C. The situation of women ........................................................................................................ 12 D. The situation of children ....................................................................................................... 13 E. The prison situation .............................................................................................................. 14 F. Refugees and internally displaced persons ........................................................................... 14 G. Economic, social and cultural rights ..................................................................................... 14 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 15 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 16 III. IV. 2 GE.17-02058