The UN Human Rights Office develops a project to enable the social and economic reintegration of survivors of sexual violence in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region plagued by army and militia violence.

In their reports to the General Assembly, two UN independent experts have focused on the use of armed drones and warn about their potential illegal use.

Forced marriage is a global problem, affecting both boys and girls and cutting across countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities.

The UN Human Rights Office and the Council of Europe Secretariat agree to strengthen cooperation to promote and protect human rights.

Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay and Chair of United Nations Development Group Helen Clarke affirm that human rights mainstreaming has become part of the core work of the United Nations development system.

The Government of Uganda acts to improve the promotion and protection of human rights through the negotiation of a National Human Rights Action Plan.

Racism is a societal problem not inherent to sport and more precisely football, say football associations at a special event at the United Nations in Geneva.

A report launched earlier this year by the UN Human Rights Office in Mexico provides an update on the situation of human rights defenders in the country.

UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay describes a ‘blurring of lines between the public and private sphere” brought about by modern communications technology and the challenges this poses to ensuring effective protection of the right to privacy.