Germany
Right-wing extremism, antisemitism, and racism, including violent hate crimes, are a serious concern in Germany. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than one million refugees from Ukraine entered Germany. Food and utility price increases exacerbated concerns about the right to an adequate standard of living for people living on low incomes. Despite progress on rights of transgender people through the proposed Self-Determination Law governing legal gender recognition, trans people continue to suffer violence and discrimination. As the EU’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, Germany is contributing to the climate crisis which is taking an increasing toll on the protection of human rights.
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Disability RightsThe Global Disability Summit in Berlin on April 2-3 will serve as a crucial platform for advancing disability rights worldwide. It aims to bridge policy gaps, promote accessibility, and secure concrete commitments to disability inclusion from governments and stakeholders.
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July 1, 2021
Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
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October 3, 2017
“These are the Crimes we are Fleeing”
Justice for Syria in Swedish and German Courts
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December 18, 2024
Combatting Transnational Repression in Germany
Comments by Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch at a hearing in the German parliament, 17 December 2024
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December 18, 2024
Germany and Human Rights
Federal Elections 2025: Recommendations to Political Parties
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November 20, 2024
Tajikistan: Tajik Activist Deported from Germany Jailed
Berlin Should Request His Release, Ensure He Is Not Mistreated
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November 18, 2024
Africans and People of African Descent Call on Europe to Reckon with Their Colonial Legacies
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November 14, 2024
Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies
140 Years After Key European Colonial Conference, Ongoing Impacts Require Urgent Action
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November 11, 2024
Germany’s Muddle on Antisemitism
New Parliamentary Resolution Threatens Human Rights
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October 31, 2024
Tajik Activist in Germany at Risk of Deportation
Deportee Faces Risk of Torture in Tajikistan
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September 12, 2024
Germany-Central Asia Summit Should Promote Rights
Improvements in Fundamental Freedoms, Liberties Are the Bedrock for Closer Ties
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September 9, 2024
Cluster Munitions: New Use, Transfers Test International Ban
Global Report Tracks Civilian Harm from Prohibited Weapon
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July 30, 2024
US Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine via Germany
