- Alyssa King on “Why the Special Economic Zone Matters to Human Rights” – FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium
On 14 July 2026, the FAU Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN) welcomed Professor Alyssa King, Associate Professor at Queen’s University… Read more: Alyssa King on “Why the Special Economic Zone Matters to Human Rights” – FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium - Jan Švec on “How Chinese Social Media May Reduce Taiwanese Support for Pressure on China over Human Rights” – Human Rights Colloquium
Event recap On 10 June 2026, the FAU Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN) welcomed Dr Jan Švec, Researcher… Read more: Jan Švec on “How Chinese Social Media May Reduce Taiwanese Support for Pressure on China over Human Rights” – Human Rights Colloquium - Emily Barritt on “Environmental Democracy in an Age of Climate Disruption” – FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium
On 15 May 2026, FAU CHREN welcomed Professor Emily Barritt, Junior Chair Professor – Environment and Legal Orders at Dauphine University,… Read more: Emily Barritt on “Environmental Democracy in an Age of Climate Disruption” – FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium - Lila García on “State, the Law, and the Production of Precarized Human Mobilities” – FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium
On 12 May 2026, FAU CHREN welcomed Professor Dr Lila García for a Human Rights Colloquium examining the relationship between… Read more: Lila García on “State, the Law, and the Production of Precarized Human Mobilities” – FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium - Panel Discussion: Iran’s Current Human Rights Crises and Possible Future
How can the international community respond to an escalating human rights, humanitarian, political, and security polycrisis in Iran? A recent… Read more: Panel Discussion: Iran’s Current Human Rights Crises and Possible Future - Dr. Caroline Lichuma on “To Disclose or not to Disclose, that is the Question”: The Transparency Paradox in Companies’ Compliance with Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws – CHREN Colloquium
On 29 April 2026, the Human Rights Colloquium hosted Dr. Caroline Lichuma to present her research titled “To Disclose or… Read more: Dr. Caroline Lichuma on “To Disclose or not to Disclose, that is the Question”: The Transparency Paradox in Companies’ Compliance with Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws – CHREN Colloquium - Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski on “Right-Wing Populism and the Contestation of Gender and Sexuality Norms in the European Parliament” – CHREN Human Rights Colloquium
On 22 April, the Human Rights Colloquium hosted Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski to present her research on norm contestation and gender norms… Read more: Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski on “Right-Wing Populism and the Contestation of Gender and Sexuality Norms in the European Parliament” – CHREN Human Rights Colloquium - Dr Alexandra Kaiser on “Presumption of Innocence under China’s ‘National Conditions’” – Human Rights Colloquium
On 21 January 2026, CHREN hosted Dr Alexandra Kaiser’s book launch, chaired by Professor Eva Pils. Dr Kaiser’s book on… Read more: Dr Alexandra Kaiser on “Presumption of Innocence under China’s ‘National Conditions’” – Human Rights Colloquium - Dr Janina Heaphy on: “The implications of Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention” – Human Rights Colloquium
On 14 January 2026, CHREN hosted a Human Rights Colloquium with Dr. Janina Heaphy. Dr. Heaphy offered an analysis of Türkiye’s… Read more: Dr Janina Heaphy on: “The implications of Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention” – Human Rights Colloquium - Dr Rainer Huhle on “Forced Separation – do we need a new legal category?”- Human Rights Colloquium
On 10 December 2025, CHREN hosted Dr. Rainer Huhle’s talk, chaired by Dr. Janina Heaphy, for a lively colloquium event… Read more: Dr Rainer Huhle on “Forced Separation – do we need a new legal category?”- Human Rights Colloquium - Dr Teng Biao and Dr Daniel Sprick on “Digital Totalitarianism and its Impact on China’s Human Rights and Civil Society” Human Rights Colloquium
On 19 November October 2025, CHREN hosted Dr Teng Biao’s second talk, chaired by Dr Alexandra Kaiser, at which Dr… Read more: Dr Teng Biao and Dr Daniel Sprick on “Digital Totalitarianism and its Impact on China’s Human Rights and Civil Society” Human Rights Colloquium - Dr Afrooz Maghzi on “Lawyering under Authoritarianism: The Iranian Experience” – Human Rights Colloquium
On 12 November 2025, the FAU CHREN hosted Dr. Afrooz Maghzi, an Iranian lawyer, socio-legal scholar, and human rights activist… Read more: Dr Afrooz Maghzi on “Lawyering under Authoritarianism: The Iranian Experience” – Human Rights Colloquium - Polina Kurakina and Teng Biao on “Transnational Repression and its Impact on the Global Order: China and Russia as Perpetrator States” – Human Rights Colloquium
On 31 October 2025, CHREN held a Human Rights Colloquium to address the growing challenge of transnational repression, a topic… Read more: Polina Kurakina and Teng Biao on “Transnational Repression and its Impact on the Global Order: China and Russia as Perpetrator States” – Human Rights Colloquium - Prof Markus Krajewski on “Developing a legally binding instrument on business and human rights” – Human Rights Colloquium
On 9 October 2025, CHREN hosted its very own Professor Markus Krajewski, of FAU Law School, at a particularly well-attended and… Read more: Prof Markus Krajewski on “Developing a legally binding instrument on business and human rights” – Human Rights Colloquium - Prof Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz on “Law, Democracy and the Battle to save the Amazon”- Human Rights Colloquium
On 8 July 2025, Professor Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz of King’s College London spoke on the topic of “Law, Democracy… Read more: Prof Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz on “Law, Democracy and the Battle to save the Amazon”- Human Rights Colloquium - Prof. Macela Zúñiga Reyes on ‘Reflections on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on Climate Emergency and Human Rights’ – Human Rights Colloquium
FAU CHREN Human Rights Colloquium on ‘Reflections on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on Climate Emergency… Read more: Prof. Macela Zúñiga Reyes on ‘Reflections on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on Climate Emergency and Human Rights’ – Human Rights Colloquium - FAU honours Prof Xu Zhangrun with Human Rights Award
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Honors Chinese Legal Scholar Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has awarded this year’s Human Rights Award to Chinese legal… Read more: FAU honours Prof Xu Zhangrun with Human Rights Award - Dr. Tainá Garcia Maia on “Migration at the Intersection of Politics and Law: An Empirical Analysis of Brazil from 1889 to 2023” – Human Rights Colloquium: Opening Session
The interdisciplinary Human Rights Colloquium of the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU CHREN) brings together scholars from… Read more: Dr. Tainá Garcia Maia on “Migration at the Intersection of Politics and Law: An Empirical Analysis of Brazil from 1889 to 2023” – Human Rights Colloquium: Opening Session - Celebrating Human Rights Day 2024 at FAU
‘Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now:’ Celebrating Human Rights Day 2024 at FAU On December 10, 2024, in honour of… Read more: Celebrating Human Rights Day 2024 at FAU - Alexander von Humboldt-Professorship
Alexander von Humboldt-Professorship Since the summer of 2024, Prof Dr Eva Pils is Humboldt Professor at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg. Together with… Read more: Alexander von Humboldt-Professorship