Publications

In Benin, considerable progress has been achieved with decentralisation processes in the last 15 years. However, the transfer of resources and competencies from central to local authorities for basic service provision remains limited, so do possibilities for…

The analysis compares the National Action Plans (NAPs) of several European countries and the United States of America. The NAPs' development process, the conformity of their contents with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the…

With the adoption of Resolution 26/9 in June of 2014, the UN Human Rights Council decided to establish an intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises (OEIGWG). The working group's mandate is to elaborate an…

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

Thus far, it has been nearly impossible in Germany to make statements about the implementation of human rights obligations that are based on sound statistical data. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends the development of human…

Realising the Convention’s requirements will require a resolute policy on children’s rights that does not stop at incorporating children’s rights into the Basic Law but also establishes structures that will strengthen the impact of children’s rights in all…

The German Institute for Human Rights presents its focus of activities in 2018. Read about the Institute's positioning and priority-setting in respect to diverse human rights challenges. Get to know the individual departments and their thematic areas and learn…

Registering a child immediately after birth is a State obligation under article 7(1) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Registration serves to identify a newborn and is a prerequisite for enjoying other rights. In practice, registering the…

Discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) is prohibited by international human rights instruments, which the majority of states have ratified. Nevertheless, persons with a sexual orientation…

From 22 to 24 October 2018, the German Institute for Human Rights and the Danish Institute for Human Rights hosted a workshop in Berlin for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) on remedy in the area of business and human rights (BHR). This report…