Publications

The incorporation of children’s rights into the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), Germany’s constitution, has been a key demand of children’s rights advocates for years. The Federal Government declared its intention to incorporate children’s rights into the Basic Law…

This manual distils the essence of the project „Maßstab Menschenrechte”. This two-year project, funded by the „Demokratie Leben!” programme, developed, organised and ran workshops on the topics of flight, forced migration, asylum and racism. The aim was to approach these topics on the basis of sound methodology, expert knowledge on the topics, and human rights expertise

The German Institute for Human Rights seeks to promote respect for human rights and a culture of human rights in politics and society, through research, policy advice and human rights education. This report provides insights into the diversity of our work,…

The present analysis is intended as to help shift human rights more into the focus of discussions on education and educational justice, particularly with respect to protection against discrimination. Protection against discrimination, as a structural principle…

The Handbook is an important step towards strengthening the essential role played by National Human Rights Institutions to support human rights-based climate action at all levels and reinforce monitoring and accountability mechanisms, by identifying key…

Fifth report on the development of the human rights situation in Germany to the German Federal Parliament.

The German Institute for Human Rights facilitated a workshop on quality criteria for National Action Plans (NAPs) for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, including this discussion paper. The workshop was part of the conference Global Supply Chains – Global Responsibility on 7th October 2020 in the context of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU. So far, NAPs do not succeed in creating a smart mix of binding and voluntary measures. EU wide standardisation of methods for a status quo problem analysis, content development and implementation of NAPs would have great added value for improved UNGP implementation.

Germany’s engagement in the protection of national parks in Central Africa has come under increased international and domestic scrutiny in recent years. International NGOs, such as Rainforest UK, drew attention to allegations that park staff have committed…

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by significant setbacks in the realisation of the rights of the child in Germany; the initial failure to consider the opinions and views of children and young people under 18 can serve as an example here.…

In October 2018, the UN Human Rights Council mandated the Working Group on the Right to Development to begin work on the drafting of a binding instrument on the Right to Development. This draft is now available and will be discussed in the 21st Working Group…