Let’s talk about Human Rights – our website is now available in English

03.02.2025 · News

The website of the German Institute for Human Rights now also offers information in English. The English pages are primarily aimed at the international public and English-speaking people living in Germany.

Contents at a glance

The following content is available on the English-language website:

Main topics

• Information on the tasks and objectives at national and international level and on the structure of the Institut
• Thematic pages on key topics: Asylum and migration, Business and human rights, Children's rights, Climate change and sustainability, Development policy, Economic, social and cultural rights, Gender-based violence, Human rights education, Rights of older persons, Rights of persons with disabilities, Rule of law and Trafficking in human beings

Publications & Library

• A shop offering all English-language publications such as reports, analyses and factsheets for download
• Section of the institute's own library with online catalogue search in English

Press and events

• Internationally relevant press releases and news
• Announcements of events
• Press area for media representatives with contact details and press photos

Careers section

• Links to the Institute's German-language job offers

Curious to find out more? Explore all the Institute's websites

The Institute offers other English-language websites on specific topics in the field of human rights:

The website ‘The right to a birth certificate’ provides central information on birth registration and supports civil registrars and social workers in their work for parents without identity documents. In addition, a step-by-step guide explains to parents of children born in Germany how they can obtain a birth certificate for their child – with spoken and written instructions.

The ‘E-Learning Business and Human Rights’ website offers a free, interactive and accessible online course for anyone interested in the topic of business and human rights. The course teaches the basics of international human rights law, labour law and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.