As the number of States with the death penalty on their statute books falls, still thousands of prisoners remain on death row. The UN Human Rights Office supports the United Nations in its campaign to end executions globally.

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyung-wha Kang says, “Freedom of religion cannot exist if freedom of expression is not respected.” The two are “mutually dependent and reinforcing”, she says.

Human rights experts examine protecting the rights of women in conflict and post-conflict situations in French speaking African countries.

With more than a million child detainees around the world subjected to violence and other human rights abuses, United Nations agencies advocate for alternatives to detention.

In recognition of his work, Luon Sovath was awarded the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.

The first International Day of the Girl Child denounces a slavery-like reality for victims of forced marriages worldwide.

The importance of people-centred development in an increasingly globalized world is the focus of this year’s Social Forum in Geneva.

The UN Human Rights Office issues a 234-page study of the serious human rights violations which occurred during Nepal’s internal conflict from 1996 to 2006.

Stigma and the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation is the focus of a report of the UN expert on water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque.

At a United Nations meeting on the rule of law, world leaders reaffirm linkages between human rights, rule of law and democracy and make pledges to strengthen the rule of law.