The FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN) is an association of academics from various faculties and disciplines who contribute to research on regional, national and international developments in the field of human rights. Here you will find information on our work as well as regular updates on current events and developments.
News
Human Rights Tracks
CHREN Networking Event
Cooperation Partners
Since 2018, the FAU CHREN is a member of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI). The AHRI has more than 60 member organizations active in human rights research and education.
We are also internationally networked with university institutions that conduct research and provide further training on human rights:
We also maintain close cooperation at national level with:
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Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte
The Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte is Germany’s independent national Human Rights institution. It is accredited in accordance with the Paris Principles of the United Nations. The Institute’s tasks include policy advice, human rights education, information and documentation, application-oriented research on human rights issues and cooperation with international organizations. -
ECCHR – European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
The ECCHR is an independent, non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to enforcing civil and human rights worldwide. It was founded in 2007 by Wolfgang Kaleck and other international human rights lawyers to protect and enforce the rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as other human rights declarations and national constitutions, through legal means. Together with our global network, we enforce human rights and make injustice visible. In court and society.is a non-profit organization. -
International Nuremberg Principles Academy
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is a research and advocacy institution in the area of international criminal law. It focusses on applied and interdisciplinary research, provides training and consultancies for target groups, and is a forum for practitioners in the area of national and international criminal law. Nürnberger Menschenrechtszentrum
The Nürnberger Menschenrechtszentrum is a local human rights NGO based at the heart of Nuremberg. It advocates for the respect of human rights at the local, national, and international level. Together with the CHREN, it has, among other things, organized the conference “Human Rights in Times of Contestation” taking place in Nuremberg in June 2019.