The FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (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
FAU cluster “TransFORming HUMAN RIGHTS” passes first hurdle in the Excellence Strategy!
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As part of the Excellence Strategy, our proposal “Transformation of Human Rights” convinced the reviewers and will enter the second…
Farewell Lecture: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt
With the farewell lecture “The future of human rights? What can we hope for?”, our CHREN member Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt is retiring. The farewell lecture will take…
Note: MS Wissenschaft – Cast off for freedom!
Every year, the barge “MS Wissenschaft” delights thousands of visitors with a travelling exhibition funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and designed by Wissenschaft im Dialog. This…
2024 Congress of the International Studies Association
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From 2-6 April, Katrin Kinzelbach participated in the 2024 Congress of the International Studies Association, which took place in San Francisco. This year’s theme was “Putting Relationality at the Centre…
Cooperation Partners
We cooperate with regional, national and international organizations that research and teach human rights.