A/HRC/22/33 F. Attacks on property 36. Since the first attacks carried out by MNLA and subsequently Ansar Dine, MUJAO and AQIM, public property and infrastructure have been targeted and destroyed. Thus, the records of the civil registry, schools and hospitals have been systematically destroyed and burned. Numerous schools, hospitals, health centres and other Government buildings, private homes and shops have been looted, vandalized and sometimes occupied by armed groups. G. Violations of freedom of expression and of the right to information 37. With the arrival of armed groups in the north at the beginning of 2012, local people have seen their freedom of expression systematically restricted. There are no longer any free media outlets in the region, which has been cut off from the press based in Bamako. The region, which before these events had a few radio stations, witnessed its best known radio station, Aadou Kouïma, in Gao, suspend broadcasting on 6 August 2012, after considerable intimidation and numerous death threats against its editor, Mr. Malik Akoumega. On two occasions, on 5 May and 6 August 2012, MUJAO rebels burst into the radio studio and allegedly took Mr. Akoumega outside the city to be subjected to severe torture. Since then, the station has been dismantled by the armed groups. H. Violations of the right to education 38. Access to education in northern Mali is being undermined by the presence of armed groups, in particular because of the attacks against, destruction and looting of at least 115 schools between April and May 2012, and the departure of 85 per cent of teachers. Only a small number of schools continue to function at a very basic level. Vocational colleges are also closed. Some children, who fled to the south, have not been able to enrol in new schools, because they do not have the necessary documents. 39. According to many sources, Ansar Dine has been unable to insist on separate facilities for boys and girls owing to the limited number of teachers available. In the schools that are still operating, some courses, such as art, music and sports have been banned, and some schools now offer a programme that is based exclusively on the Koran, which is detrimental to children who later will want to follow the official curriculum. I. Violations of the right to health 40. According to official and medical sources, the occupation of the north by armed groups has led to the mass exodus of medical personnel and the destruction of health facilities. The two referral hospitals in Gao and Timbuktu and the Kidal clinic have been looted, resulting in a shortage of basic health services. Medical records have been completely destroyed in many places, including Gondam. Under such circumstances, it has become virtually impossible to deal with acute chronic diseases and medical emergencies. 41. Well before the onset of the crisis, there were around 950 HIV-positive persons in the three northern regions. Following the events in question, and with the tracking of previously identified cases interrupted, the risk that the condition of such persons will deteriorate, as well as the increased risk of contamination of HIV-negative persons is growing. In addition, the incidence of rape, including collective rape is increasing the risk of HIV prevalence in the region. 12 GE.13-10067