A/HRC/32/44 I. Introduction 1. The present report covers the activities of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice undertaken since the submission of its previous report (A/HRC/29/40) until March 2016. It focuses on an analysis by the Working Group of discrimination against women with regard to health and safety. 2. The roles of Chair-Rapporteur and Vice-Chair of the Working Group were carried out by Emna Aouij and Eleonora Zielinska, respectively, until June 2015, and at the time of writing are held by Eleonora Zielinska and Alda Facio, respectively. II. Activities A. Sessions 3. The Working Group held three sessions in Geneva during the period under review. At its thirteenth session (4-8 May 2015), it held consultations on women’s health and safety, including their rights to reproductive and sexual health, with a number of stakeholders and experts, including representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development , the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and civil society organizations as well as expert staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 4. At its fourteenth session (12-16 October 2015), the Working Group continued its consultations on the issue of women’s health and safety, including with experts from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the secretariats of OHCHR treaty monitoring bodies, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and members of civil society organizations. The Working Group exchanged views with Member States on its work and held a meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 5. At its fifteenth session (25-29 January 2016), the Working Group held a meeting with the Permanent Representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations Office at Geneva. It began its consultation on the development of a compendium of good practices and held a briefing with civil society organizations. B. Country visits 6. The Working Group visited Senegal from 7 to 17 April 2015 (A/HRC/32/44/Add.1) and the United States of America from 30 November to 11 December 2015 (A/HRC/32/44/Add.2). It wishes to thank the Governments of these countries for their cooperation before and during the visits. It thanks the Governments of Hungary and Kuwait for responding positively to requests for visits, which will take place from 17 to 27 May 2016 and from 6 to 15 December 2016, respectively. 3