FAU has awarded the 2026 Rudolf Benario Human Rights Award to Venezuelan sociologist and human rights activist Ligia Bolívar in recognition of her outstanding global contributions to the advancement of…
In the latest episode of our FAU CHREN Podcast “Human Rights Tracks“, we talk to Dr Gurgen Petrossian about the dramatic rise in the number of armed conflicts around the…
On March 24, 2026, José Aylwin gave a keynote speech on “Challenges of a Just Energy Transition? Lithium Extraction in the Andean Salt Flats of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia.” at…
University autonomy in the U.S. lags far behind that of its peer group Academic Freedom Index published Institutional autonomy is essential for safeguarding academic freedom. Globally, it remains relatively stable,…
Summer School on Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice in Nuremberg, 4-9 October 2026 The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Tilburg Law School invite applications…
Workshop recap: Succeeding in academic publishing On February 10, Prof. Dr. Michael Goodhart led a specialized publishing workshop for doctoral students and postdocs at FAU CHREN. Under the motto “Perfect…
In memory of the former scientific director and co-founder of the FAU Research Center for Human Rights (FAU CHREN), the first Michael Krennerich Memorial Lecture took place on 6 February…
New edited volume co-edited by Prof. Dr. Grażyna Baranowska The edited volume Enforced Disappearances: On Universal Responses to a Worldwide Phenomenon (Cambridge University Press, 2025) has recently been published, addressing enforced…
FAU CHREN Human Rights Clinic Visit to Berlin Clinic Project on the Right to Housing Following the submission of its report on the Right to Housing, the FAU CHREN Human…
On 21 January 2026, FAU CHREN hosted Dr Alexandra Kaiser’s book launch, chaired by Professor Eva Pils. Dr Kaiser’s book on Presumption of Innocence under China’s ‘National Conditions’ examines one…
