Child rights experts review global progress and challenges in achieving global prohibition of corporal punishment of children.

Private sector businesses should take appropriate measures to prevent any risks of trafficking in their supply chains.

Philippines becomes the first country in Asia to criminalize enforced disappearances.

Manal Al-Sharif, a women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia, participated in the UN Social Forum in Geneva on a panel discussion on the role of social media and activism.

The Mexican Supreme Court orders a local tribunal to reinstate attempted murder charges against a man who almost killed a young woman.

“Peace will only be achieved through the pursuit of justice and the ending of impunity,” says UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay referring to an ordinance recently proposed by the Government of Nepal.