A/HRC/34/72 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 February 2017 English Original: French Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February-24 March 2017 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali* 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 Mali, Suliman Baldo, which covers the period from 1 April to 30 November 2016. The report is based on the information made available to the Independent Expert during his seventh visit to Mali, from 7 to 16 November 2016, by the Government of Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and other sources, including civil society organizations. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments. GE.17-02058 (E) 310317 030417 