A/HRC/24/31 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 September 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-fourth session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mashood A. Baderin* Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 21/27 in which the Council extended the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan and requested him to submit a report to the Council for consideration at its twenty-fourth session. In this report, the Independent Expert provides an overview of the general human rights situation in the Sudan and outlines the major human rights challenges faced by the Government, describing the progress made in meeting these challenges. He also identifies technical assistance and capacity-building needs of the Government and provides a set of recommendations addressed to the Government, the international community, civil society organizations and the armed movements in the Sudan. * Late submission. GE.13-17030