Publications

In this Parallel Report, the GIHR highlights selected issues of relevance to the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by Germany. It reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial…

This position paper deals with access to justice measures within the CSDD Directive. It looks at measures to improve access to justice from a rightsholders perspective.   Worldwide litigation efforts in cases of human rights abuses by corporations have…

Land is of fundamental importance for the realization of several rights under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESC-rights). In its General Comment No. 26, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights specifies the…

The new draft of a UN binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises presents both opportunities and risks. The process for this agreement has visibly evolved this year, and the new draft addresses many criticisms that the EU…

In this Parallel Report, the National CRPD Monitoring Mechanism highlights aspects of the implementation of the Convention that have proven problematic in Germany, and on which the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) should…

The annual report provides an insight into the Institute’s work in 2022. Topics among others: protecting women from violence, inclusive schooling for all, identifying and prosecuting racist crimes, human rights at major sporting events, trafficking in human…

Im Oktober 2018 beauftragte der UN-Menschenrechtsrat die Arbeitsgruppe zum Recht auf Entwicklung mit der Aufnahme von Beratungen zur Ausarbeitung eines völkerrechtlichen Abkommens. Im Mai 2023 diskutierte die Arbeitsgruppe ihren zweiten überarbeiteten Entwurf.…

On 22 March 2023, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances will hold a dialogue with Germany on the implementation of the Convention. It will consider additional information that was provided by Germany in July 2020 following the Committee’s 2014…

The German Institute for Human Rights annually submits a report on the development of the human rights situation in Germany to the German Federal Parliament (in accordance with sec. 2 para. 5 of the Act regarding the Legal Status and Mandate of the German…

In our strategic planning for 2019–2023, the Institute identified three key responsibilities that it would prioritise in its work. The first responsibility is to strengthen social cohesion. The second responsibility is to make human rights a positive force as…