Organized by the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN), our inter- and transdisciplinary Human Rights Colloquium brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss pressing issues in human rights research and practice. Events are invitation-only and organized on a rolling basis.
Recap FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquia 2025
- “Migration at the Intersection of Politics and Law: An Empirical Analysis of Brazil from 1889 to 2023” with Dr Tainá Garcia Maia, 21 May 2025.
- “Reflections on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on Climate Emergency and Human Rights” with Prof. Dr Macela Zúñiga Reyes, 6 June 2025
- “The UK’s Inquiry into Transnational Repression: Scope, Evidence, and Proposed Responses.” with Dr Andrew Chubb, 11 June 2025.
- “Just Transition as a Social Protection Strategy: Enhancing Resilience and Livelihoods in Climate-Affected Communities in Africa” with Dr Oluwatoyin Adejonwo, 18 June 2025.
- “Law, Democracy and the Battle to Save the Amazon” with Prof. Dr Octávio Ferraz, 08 July 2025.
- “Developing a legally binding instrument on business and human rights: Lessons from drafting global human rights treaties” with Prof. Dr Markus Krajewski, 09 October 2025.
- “How (not) to counter transnational repression” with Prof. Dr Eva Pils, 30 October 2025
- “Transnational Repression and its Impact on the Global Order: China and Russia as Perpetrator States” with Polina Kurakina and Dr Teng Biao, 31 October 2025.
- “Lawyering under Authoritarianism: The Iranian Experience” with Dr Afrooz Maghzi, 12 November 2025.
- “Digital Totalitarianism and its Impact on China’s Human Rights and Civil Society” with Visiting Fellow Dr Teng Biao and Dr Daniel Sprick, 19 November 2025.
- “More than four walls? – Concepts for sustainable and flexible municipal accomodation for refugees” with Prof. Dr Petra Bendel, Dr Yasemin Demirhan, Dr Devora Neumark and Sonja Reinhold, 26 November 2025
- “Forced separation – do we need a new legal category?” with Dr Rainer Huhle, 10 December 2025.