A/HRC/35/15 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 May 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6-23 June 2017 Agenda items 2 and 4 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Summary of the high-level panel discussion on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic* Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In its resolution 33/23, the Human Rights Council decided to convene a high-level panel discussion on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic during its thirty-fourth session, in consultation with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, including on the issue of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, and the need for accountability for related violations and abuses, featuring witness testimony and Syrian voices. Also in that resolution, the Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on the high-level discussion. The present report was prepared pursuant to that request. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments. GE.17-07732(E) 