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UNODC is to heighten focus on the promotion and protection of human rights across the spectrum of its work. To help secure peace, security and development, the Office will bear in mind the need to ensure the universal enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms when designing its programmes. The Charter of the United Nations puts human rights squarely at the heart of the Organization's work and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the treaties that make up the International Bill of Human Rights have since informed every aspect of the aims and objectives of the United Nations.
With its expertise in the areas of the rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice, and drug prevention, treatment and care, UNODC is uniquely placed to enhance wider enjoyment of human rights. A new position paper by UNODC helps shift focus beyond service delivery to the parallel strengthening of the capacity of States to meet human rights obligations and also of individuals to claim rights. To that end, the human rights dimension will be considered an integral part of technical assistance. (...)

The article:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2012/May/unodc-intensifies-focus-on-human-rights.html?ref=fs2

The Position paper:
http://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/HR_paper_UNODC.pdf

Basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_on_Drugs_and_Crime
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNODC