A/HRC/32/42 good practice that should be followed up at the global level by the formulation of a global code of conduct for law enforcement agents and security personnel dealing with violence against women. 20. On 8 March 2016, on the margins of the thirty-first session of the Human rights Council, the Special Rapporteur participated in a side event on the theme, “Violence against women and children in conflict situations and the role for the international community”. On the same day, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Special Rapporteur, together with the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the Committee against Torture and the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture issued a joint statement to mark International Women’s Day.3 21. On 9 March, the Special Rapporteur took part in a side event, on “Gender perspectives of torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment”, in support of the work of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in gendering the torture prevention framework. C. Other activities 22. The Special Rapporteur took the opportunity of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November 2015 to call upon all States to establish a “femicide watch” or “gender-related killing of women watch”, and to focus on the prevention of killings of this type.4 23. During the period under review, the Special Rapporteur addressed, jointly with other mandate holders, a total of 31 communications in relation to issues falling within the mandate. The communications concerned, inter alia, issues relating to discrimination against women, human rights defenders, health, indigenous peoples, torture, summary executions and migrants. The mandate holder also joined several statements, such as on the fiftieth anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights and the protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights on the occasion of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. D. Country visits 24. The previous mandate holder visited the Sudan from 13 to 24 May 2015, at the invitation of the Government (see A/HRC/32/42/Add.1). The current mandate holder, who took up her function on 1 August 2015, visited South Africa from 4 to 11 December 2015 (A/HRC/32/42/Add.2) and Georgia from 15 to 19 February 2016 ((see A/HRC/32/42/Add.3) at the invitation of the Governments. The mandate holder thanks the Government of the Sudan for its cooperation with the previous mandate holder, and those of South Africa and Georgia for their cooperation before and during the visit. 3 4 8 OHCHR, “Gender-based crimes through the lens of torture International Women’s Day”, 8 March 2016. OHCHR, “UN rights expert calls all States to establish a ‘Femicide Watch’”, 25 November 2015.