A/HRC/44/52/Add.1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 May 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session 15 June–3 July 2020 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Visit to Bulgaria Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences*, ** Summary The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, visited Bulgaria from 14 to 21 October 2019. In her report, she examines gaps and challenges in fulfilling the obligations of the State to eliminate violence against women, its causes and consequences, and recommends measures for preventing and combating violence against women in the country. * The summary of the report is being circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is annexed to the summary, is being circulated in the language of submission only. ** Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.20-06834(E) 