The German Institute for Human Rights advises politicians at federal and state level, as well as people working in the judiciary, the legal profession, and business and civil society organisations, on the implementation of international human rights conventions. The Institute reports to the German Bundestag and drafts statements for national and international courts as well as for international human rights bodies.
It supports educational stakeholders in anchoring human rights in basic and further training for professions that need to be sensitive to human rights topics, and in organising human rights education in and out of school. The Institute sees itself as a forum for exchange between the state and civil society, academic institutions and practitioners, as well as national and international organisations and institutions.
The Institute's public library offers books and journals on the human rights situation in Germany as well as on European and international human rights protection. The library is particularly well stocked on the topics of human rights education, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Institute uses its various websites and social media offerings (Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Youtube) to provide information on human rights issues and to document the most important human rights treaties, alongside reports on their implementation in Germany. The Institute organises specialist events, issues publications and conducts media and public relations work.
