A/HRC/33/64 I. Introduction 1. In its resolution 30/20, the Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia for one year. It also requested the mandate holder to continue engagement with the Government of Somalia, civil society and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) with a view to assisting Somalia in the implementation of its human rights obligations, Council resolutions and accepted universal periodic review recommendations, and other human rights commitments, including the post-transition human rights road map and the process to establish an independent human rights commission in due course. The Independent Expert, Bahame Tom Nyanduga, submits the present report to the Council pursuant to that request. 2. The Independent Expert conducted a mission to Somalia from 16 to 24 April 2016. He expresses his appreciation to the Federal Government of Somalia and regional authorities for their cooperation, which enabled him to interact with Federal State officials, including the Speaker of Parliament, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Attorney General, the Minister for Women and Human Rights Development, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister for Information, and other senior officials. 3. The Independent Expert met the Speaker of Parliament and Acting President of South-West Administration and senior ministers in Baidoa, and in Kismayo the Minister for Women and Human Rights Development of Jubbaland. He also held consultations with the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and senior staff members of UNSOM, and met the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson and head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), his military commanders, and political and human rights advisers. He met representatives of civil society, including traditional elders, scholars on Islamic law, women, young people, members of the media, and persons with a disability. Owing to logistical constraints, the Independent Expert was not able to visit Puntland and Hargeisa. Any reference to Puntland and Somaliland made by the Independent Expert in the present report is based on an analysis of available reports and documents. 4. The Independent Expert submits the present report to the Human Rights Council in the wake of important developments that are likely to have an impact on the situation of human rights in Somalia. Somalia has continued in its agenda of State-building, which is critical for the electoral process in 2016. The implementation of the Vision 2016 programme has continued despite major challenges, including continuing attacks by AlShabaab and the loss of territories that had previously been recovered. Other setbacks included attacks by Al-Shabaab against AMISOM military installations and the civilian population, and in particular on Mogadishu hotels. In spite of these losses, the Somalia National Army and AMISOM have continued to recover territory and to consolidate their gains, despite the operational challenges discussed below. II. Objectives of the mission 5. The objectives of the mission conducted by the Independent Expert were to follow up on the implementation of the recommendations made by the mandate holder in his previous reports and made in reports of other human rights mechanisms; to assess the situation of human rights and to identify capacity gaps, and to take stock of the implementation of the recommendations accepted by the State at the eleventh session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (see A/HRC/18/6), and the process of adoption of a constitution. Another of his objectives was to assess progress in the ongoing State-building process as Somalia heads towards elections later in 2016. The Independent 3