United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/41/33/Add.1 Distr.: General 8 May 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-first session 24 June–12 July 2019 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Visit to Honduras Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice *, ** Summary The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice conducted a visit to Honduras from 1 to 14 November 2018. In the present report, the Working Group assesses the situation regarding the human rights of women in the country, noting achievements and challenges. It examines the legal, institutional and policy framework for promoting gender equality and the participation and empowerment of women in family, economic, social, political and public life, paying particular attention to women who experience intersecting forms of discrimination. The Working Group also presents recommendations for further progress in eliminating discrimination and promoting equality. * 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 and Spanish only. ** Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-07575(E) 