A/HRC/33/65 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 28 July 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Aristide Nonosi, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 30/22. The report provides an appraisal of the human rights situation in the Sudan during the period from October 2015 to June 2016 and focuses principally on the need to enhance the protection of human rights on the ground and the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Independent Expert’s previous report to the Council (A/HRC/30/60). In the present report, the Independent Expert outlines the recent developments in the country and describes the technical assistance and capacitybuilding needs of the Government, the national human rights institution and civil society organizations and makes recommendations to the Government, the international community and the armed movements in the Sudan with a view to strengthening capacity in the field of human rights and improving the situation of human rights in the Sudan. GE.16-13095(E) 