Indigenous Rights defender Rajani Maharjan from Kathmandu, Nepal, is working to protect the rights of the Newar people.

A working group representing governments from all regions begins consideration of a draft UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other rural poor.

Women and men in Tunisia’s far-flung regions react positively to a campaign promoting the equal rights of women.

Female Genital Mutilation is a traditional ritual afflicting millions of girls worldwide. Nice Nailantei Lengete is working towards eliminating the harmful practice of FGM/C in her Masaai community in Kenya.

A memorial ceremony is held at the UN Human Rights office in Geneva to honour staff members who lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Library of the UN Human Rights Office has been enriched by a donation reflecting more than a decade of research into emerging human rights issues by the International Council on Human Rights Policy.