United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/35/30/Add.3 Distr.: General 12 April 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6-23 June 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, on her mission to Argentina Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, on her visit to Argentina from 14 to 21 November 2016. The Special Rapporteur examines the gaps and challenges faced by Argentina in fulfilling the State obligation to eliminate violence against women, its causes and consequences, and recommends measures for preventing and combating violence against women in the country. GE.17-05980(E) 