A/HRC/17/30 71. The Special Rapporteur further encourages legal professionals, lawyers’ associations, civil society organizations and academic institutions worldwide to continue strengthening avenues of dialogue and exchange of information among judges, lawyers, prosecutors, auxiliaries of justice, law schools, national human rights institutions and civil society. She also praises and encourages the continued collaborative efforts of High Courts at the global and regional levels. In this regard, she welcomes the timely development of judicial diplomacy50 and encourages legal professionals in general, and High Court magistrates in particular, to continue working towards legal integration and knowledgesharing across countries, regions and beyond. 72. In light of the foregoing, the Special Rapporteur wishes to highlight some examples of initiatives, activities and policies that have been brought to her attention and that reflect the commitment of stakeholders to the realization of gender equality and the protection of women’s human rights in the administration of justice. She hopes that these examples will serve to inspire others in developing a gender-sensitive approach in the administration of justice at large, contributing to women’s daily enjoyment of human rights worldwide. A. Working to improve women’s access to justice 73. The Special Rapporteur has been encouraged by several initiatives undertaken by international organizations51 to help States and other stakeholders to improve women’s access to justice. She commends the mainstreaming of gender in the work of the World Bank in particular, through its research and development programme Justice for the Poor (J4P). The gender approach to this programme aims to develop strategies to address gender inequalities, inter alia, by identifying the underlying concepts and power structures at the root of women’s exclusion. 74. She also welcomes the work of the United Nations Development Programme through its global programme on Rule of Law and Access to Justice. The gender focus of this global programme includes the protection of women’s human rights and access to legal services while seeking to improve justice service delivery and enforce the law with particular attention to the poor. 75. At the national level, the Special Rapporteur applauds the establishment of legal information services on the rights of women within the judiciary. This is the case of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where the judiciary provides free information once a week on family law (divorce and separation); domestic violence; filiation and parental authority; sexual abuse and discrimination. B. Developing a gender-sensitive administration of justice 76. The Special Rapporteur draws attention to the importance of the various international and regional human rights mechanisms that remind States of their obligation to ensure women's access to justice. She especially draws attention to the work of treaty 50 51 Judicial diplomacy is understood as “collaborative action and communication among national courts”. See Ricardo L. Lorenzetti (President of the Supreme Court of Argentina), Global Governance: Dialogue between Courts, International Summit of High Courts, Istanbul, Turkey, 1-3 November 2010, p. 1. See, for example, Report of the Panel on Remedies and Reparations for Victims of Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 2011; Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan, (Kabul, UNAMA, OHCHR, December 2010). 15