A/HRC/24/46 Contents Paragraphs Page Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1–11 3 A. Challenges ........................................................................................................... 5–6 3 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 7–11 3 Context ...................................................................................................................... 12–39 4 A. Political context................................................................................................... 12–22 4 B. Military context ................................................................................................... 23–34 5 C. Socioeconomic and humanitarian context......................................................... 35–39 7 Violations concerning the treatment of civilians and hors de combat fighters........ 40–110 7 A. Massacres and other unlawful killing................................................................. 40–53 7 B. Arbitrary arrest and unlawful detention ............................................................ 54–62 9 C. Hostage-taking .................................................................................................... 63–66 10 D. Enforced disappearance...................................................................................... 67–74 11 E Torture and ill-treatment .................................................................................... 75–94 11 F. Sexual violence ................................................................................................... 95–100 13 G. Violations of children’s rights............................................................................ 101–110 14 Violations concerning the conduct of hostilities ....................................................... 111–190 14 A. Unlawful attacks ................................................................................................. 111–135 14 B. Specifically protected persons and objects........................................................ 136–159 18 C. Pillaging and destruction of property ................................................................ 160–169 20 D. Illegal weapons ................................................................................................... 170 21 E. Sieges and attacks on food security ................................................................... 171–190 21 V. Accountability.............................................................................................................. 191–194 23 VI. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................ 195–206 23 I. Correspondence with the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic.................................................. 26 II. Massacres................................................................................................................................................ 30 III. Inquiry into events in Al Qusayr ........................................................................................................... 34 IV. Photographs of Al-Nayrab (Aleppo), May and July 2013 ................................................................... 41 V. Map of the Syrian Arab Republic.......................................................................................................... 42 I. B II. III. IV. Annexes 2