A/HRC/17/30 bodies, in particular the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women through its study of periodic reports by States and communications submitted on behalf of individuals or groups of individuals on alleged violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; the work of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, in particular the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, who has included in several of her thematic and country-specific reports considerations on the rights of women victims of violence52 and the work of the Commission on the Status on women and its Expert Groups Meetings, for example on good practices in legislation on violence against women.53 77. The Special Rapporteur commends the establishment of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and its operationalization, which will strengthen the ability of the United Nations to support States in the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide. She also commends the establishment of a working group to address discrimination against women, in law and in practice as a special procedure of the Human Rights Council54 and the efforts made by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to this end. 78. At the regional level, she welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of Women of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in particular, the study on access to justice for women victims of violence in the Americas55 and the work of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of women of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, in particular, the study on gender equality in the national legislations of Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which contains statistical data and examples of cases of women's discrimination and abuse that have been brought before the Courts.56 C. Developing a gender-sensitive judiciary 79. The Special Rapporteur praises, inter alia, the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina for leading a gender mapping of the justice sector (March 2010)57 and establishing the Women's Bureau (Oficina de la Mujer) in June 2010. She especially welcomes the fact that this newly established Bureau is aimed at formulating and implementing gender-sensitive policies within the judiciary. This includes facilitating women's access to justice, inter alia, through training on gender mainstreaming throughout the country. She encourages the judicial system of Argentina, together with international organizations and other stakeholders, to continue cooperating in this endeavour. 80. The Special Rapporteur commends efforts undertaken at the regional level to develop a gender-sensitive judiciary across countries and regions. She especially welcomes the final declaration of the VI Ibero-American Summit of Presidents of Supreme Courts and Supreme Tribunals of Justice,58 which is centred in both gender mainstreaming and gender 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 16 See, inter alia, A/HRC/17/26. See Expert Group Meeting on good practices in legislation on violence against women, May 2008. Available from: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/egm/vaw_legislation_2008/vaw_legislation_2008.htm See Human Rights Council resolution 15/23 of 8 October 2010. OEA/Ser.L/V/II, Doc. 68, January 2007. African Union, Inter Session Report, Banjul, November 2009, para. 39. See report: "Mapa de género de la justicia argentina". Available from: http://www.csjn.gov.ar/om/mapa.html. Final Declaration, VI Ibero-American Summit of Presidents of Supreme Courts and Superior Tribunals of Justice, Tenerife, 2001 (unofficial translation).