Report *Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/21/50), 16 August 2012 (third report) *Periodic update of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, 20 December 2012 Members Prof. Paulo Sergio PINHEIRO (Brazil), Chair; Ms. Karen Koning ABUZAYD (United States). Ms. Carla DEL PONTE (Switzerland) and Prof. Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand) were appointed as new members. 40. INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (2011), CONT. March 2013 Mandating authority The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 22/24 of 22 March 2013, extended the mandate Mandate “Decides to extend the mandate of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution S-17/1 to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law since March 2011 in the Syrian Arab Republic, including massacres, to establish the facts and circumstances that may amount to such violations and of the crimes perpetrated and, where possible, to identify those responsible with a view of ensuring that perpetrators of violations, including those that may constitute crimes against humanity, are held accountable, and requests the commission to continue its work and to present a written report on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic during an interactive dialogue at the twenty-third, the twenty-fourth and the twenty-fifth sessions of the Council” Report *Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/22/59), 5 February 2013 (fourth report) *Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/23/58), 18 July 2013 (fifth report) *Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/24/46), 16 August 2013 (sixth report) *Assault on medical care in Syria (A/HRC/24/CRP.2), 13 September 2013 GUIDANCE AND PRACTICE 135