Welcome to the website of the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuernberg (CHREN).

We are an association of scholars from different faculties and disciplines at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. We conduct theoretical and practice-oriented research to further a culture of human rights regionally, nationally and internationally.

On this site, you will find information and updates on our work as well as public events.

Fast Facts:

• CHREN is dedicated to both fundamental and topical questions of the theory and practice of human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective.
• CHREN makes human rights-based recommendations for law and politics in Bavaria.
• The members of CHREN do research of pertinent human rights questions of the future.

Corporate Human Rights Responsibility in OECD Case Law

11 May 2023

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On 4 and 5 May, the DFG-funded project “Corporate Human Rights Responsibility in OECD Case Law” organised an academic workshop entitled ‘Corporate Human Rights Responsibility in OECD Case Law: Actors,…

Book Presentation: Business & Human Rights in an Unequal World: A Genealogy

27 January 2023

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Michelle Staggs Kelsall – SOAS University of London Thursday, 16 February 18:00 – 20:00 CET, Raum LG (0.423) FAU Nürnberg and Zoom https://fau.zoom.us/j/67065497005 ID: 670 6549 7005 How can we…

The Forgotten: Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

10 July 2022

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What are the next Human Rights Talks about? The Human Rights Talks of winter term 2022/2023 will focus on women’s rights in Afghanistan. For decades, attempts to strengthen women’s rights…

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: Unternehmen vor Gericht? Im Namen der Menschenrechte!

17 May 2022

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Unternehmen vor Gericht? Im Namen der Menschenrechte!   The IDP BHR doctoral researchers warmly invite you to the upcoming event “Unternehmen vor Gericht? Im Namen der Menschenrechte!” at the Lange…

Call for papers: Climate Justice in a Globalized World

17 May 2022

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Multidisciplinary workshop: Climate Justice in a Globalized World from October 21 – 22, 2022 The guiding theme of the workshop is to understand climate change as it resides in different…