The Government of Germany spearheads a worldwide competition for the creation of a universally recognized human rights logo. Here is the winner.

“Arbitrary detention has become endemic and is more and more, in the context of recent protests around the world, used as a weapon to silence and eliminate all opposition,” says Bacre Ndiaye, Director of the Human Rights Council and SP Division.

During a global social media conversation in New York, UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay answers questions on a wide range of human rights issues.

A free and uncensored internet is important for democracy and human rights but there are dangers and challenges which must be accepted and managed according to panelists at a special event to commemorate Human Rights Day in Geneva.