A/HRC/14/24 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–5 3 II. Activities and working methods.............................................................................. 6–29 3 A. Communications to Governments................................................................... 6–17 3 B. Country fact-finding visits ............................................................................. 18–21 5 C. Follow-up reports on country fact-finding visits ............................................ 22–26 6 D. Country visit requests ..................................................................................... 27–29 7 Review of issues addressed and research undertaken ............................................. 30–60 8 A. Killings by law enforcement officials or other security forces ....................... 33–37 8 B. Killings during armed conflict........................................................................ 38–42 9 C. Killings during counter-terrorism operations.................................................. 43–44 10 D. Killings by non-State actors ........................................................................... 45–47 11 E. Deaths in custody............................................................................................ 48–49 12 F. The death penalty............................................................................................ 50–52 12 G. Impunity: investigation, prosecution and conviction ...................................... 53–55 13 H. Reparations of killings .................................................................................... 56–58 13 I. Victim groups ................................................................................................. 59 14 J. Mandate and working methods....................................................................... 60 14 Future research ........................................................................................................ 61–89 15 A. Sexual violence and unlawful killings ............................................................ 62–63 15 B. Crime scenes and forensic evidence ............................................................... 64–65 15 C. Non-State armed actors and their use of the “death penalty” ......................... 66–67 16 D. Mass graves and State responsibility ............................................................. 68–69 16 E. Civil defence groups ...................................................................................... 70–74 17 F. Corruption and unlawful killings .................................................................... 75–77 18 G. United Nations peacekeeping and multinational force operations ................. 78–80 18 H. Demobilization and unlawful killings............................................................. 81–83 21 I. Reparations for unlawful killings and amends for civilian harm .................... 84–89 21 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 90–91 23 I. List of entities to which allegation or urgent action letters were sent .............................................. 24 II. Assessing State responsiveness to communications......................................................................... 25 III. IV. V. Annexes 2