Outreach

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  Events

  The FAU CHREN regularly organizes events, conferences, and summer schools with various cooperation partners.The FAU CHREN regularly organizes events, conferences, and summer schools with various cooperation partners.

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  Press Review

  FAU CHREN in the Media  Our members are experts on human rights issues and are regularly featured in talk shows, interviews, and podcasts. In our media review, you will find a selection of recent contributions in newspapers, television, podcasts, and other formats.  Media inquiries Do you have questions about FAU CHREN? Are you looking for […]FAU CHREN in the Media  Our members are experts on human rights issues and are regularly featured in talk shows, interviews, and podcasts. In our media review, you will find a selection of recent contributions in newspapers, television, podcasts, and other formats.  Media inquiries Do you have questions about FAU CHREN? Are you looking for […]

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  Podcast: FAU Human Rights Tracks

  The podcast “FAU Human Rights Tracks” by the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU CHREN) invites experts from various disciplines to discuss current, curious and controversial topics relating to human rights. In past episodes, we have addressed current issues together with (international) experts from a variety of fields, such as political science and […]The podcast “FAU Human Rights Tracks” by the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU CHREN) invites experts from various disciplines to discuss current, curious and controversial topics relating to human rights. In past episodes, we have addressed current issues together with (international) experts from a variety of fields, such as political science and […]

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  FAU CHREN Newsletter

  News from Research, Teaching, and Human Rights Practice Stay up to date and become part of our network: The FAU CHREN Newsletter provides regular updates on news, events, and research activities from the Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN).Learn more about events, recent publications, lectures, international collaborations, and other projects by our members, researchers, […]News from Research, Teaching, and Human Rights Practice Stay up to date and become part of our network: The FAU CHREN Newsletter provides regular updates on news, events, and research activities from the Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN).Learn more about events, recent publications, lectures, international collaborations, and other projects by our members, researchers, […]

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Outreach activities of our members

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  18JUN 2026

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  Call for Papers: Beyond the Gender Blind Spot: Intersectional Feminist and Gendered Perspectives to Business and Human Rights

  Research Workshop 12-13 November 2026 · in Nürnberg/Erlangen Hosted by FAU CHREN, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and European University ViadrinaResearch Workshop 12-13 November 2026 · in Nürnberg/Erlangen Hosted by FAU CHREN, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and European University Viadrina

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  16JUN 2026

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  Workshop “The Interdisciplinarity of Business and Human Rights: Curse, Blessing, or Opportunity?”

  The FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN) will host a one-day workshop with Prof. Dr. Harry van Buren on 02 July 2026, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at Andrej-Sacharow-Platz 1, 90403 Nürnberg (Lecture Hall, 4th floor). The FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN) will host a one-day workshop with Prof. Dr. Harry van Buren on 02 July 2026, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at Andrej-Sacharow-Platz 1, 90403 Nürnberg (Lecture Hall, 4th floor).

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  16JUN 2026

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  Recap: Workshop “The Right to Development in Practice: Law, Power, and Global Inequalities”

  On 5 June 2026, the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU CHREN) hosted the workshop “The Right to Development in Practice: Law, Power, and Global Inequalities.” The event brought together scholars from different disciplines to discuss contemporary debates on the Right to Development and its relevance for global justice, international cooperation, and human rights-based approaches to development.On 5 June 2026, the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU CHREN) hosted the workshop “The Right to Development in Practice: Law, Power, and Global Inequalities.” The event brought together scholars from different disciplines to discuss contemporary debates on the Right to Development and its relevance for global justice, international cooperation, and human rights-based approaches to development.

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  10JUN 2026

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  Recap: UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan at FAU CHREN

  Public Lecture by Irene Khan about Threats to Freedom of Expression in Germany and Beyond On 20 May 2026, the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN), with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, hosted a public lecture with Irene KhanPublic Lecture by Irene Khan about Threats to Freedom of Expression in Germany and Beyond On 20 May 2026, the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN), with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, hosted a public lecture with Irene Khan

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  01JUN 2026

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  In Memory of Theo van Boven

  An obituary by Dr. Rainer Huhle On 9 May 2026, Prof. Dr. Theodor van Boven passed away in Maastricht. Born in 1934, the Dutch jurist and diplomat was a tireless defender of universal human rights. Commitment Against Injustice and Discrimination From an early stage in his career, van Boven worked within the United Nations on […]An obituary by Dr. Rainer Huhle On 9 May 2026, Prof. Dr. Theodor van Boven passed away in Maastricht. Born in 1934, the Dutch jurist and diplomat was a tireless defender of universal human rights. Commitment Against Injustice and Discrimination From an early stage in his career, van Boven worked within the United Nations on […]

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  04MAY 2026

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  Workshop & Keynote with Dr. Sanchita Banerjee Saxena

  In June 2026, PhD candidates from the International Doctorate’s Program on Business and Human Rights (IDP BHR) are planning two events with Dr. Sanchita Banerjee Saxena (Academic Fellow, UC Berkeley Center for Law and Business) at FAU CHREN. 10 June 2026 Half-Day Workshop – “From Consultation to Meaningful Engagement: Global South Perspectives on HRDD Research […]In June 2026, PhD candidates from the International Doctorate’s Program on Business and Human Rights (IDP BHR) are planning two events with Dr. Sanchita Banerjee Saxena (Academic Fellow, UC Berkeley Center for Law and Business) at FAU CHREN. 10 June 2026 Half-Day Workshop – “From Consultation to Meaningful Engagement: Global South Perspectives on HRDD Research […]

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