In keeping with its international obligations as a member of the EU and the United Nations, Germany has made the protection of children’s rights one of its main policy focuses.
The implementation of women's human rights and gender equality is an important part of Germany's human rights policy and also an important issue in the United Nations. moreWomen's rights and gender equality
Even though resistance to the death penalty is growing steadily, it is still a reality in many states. Germany and its EU partners are campaigning worldwide to have it abolished. moreCampaigning against the death penalty
The German Government’s engagement in the fight against torture and abuse is resolute and untiring. Together with its EU partners, it is striving to strengthen the international mechanisms to combat torture.
Germany acceded to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons in 2006. At national level, too, the German Government is engaged in the fight against human trafficking. moreCombating human trafficking
Everybody has a basic need for access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation.
Both are not only scarce, but also often poorly-administrated goods.
moreWater – a human right
Promoting freedom of religion or belief around the world is an important part of Germany’s human rights policy. In the view of both Germany and the European Union, this right is of crucial importance also in the work of the United Nations. moreFreedom of religion or belief
In 2006 the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – a milestone in the campaign against discrimination. moreRights of persons with disabilities
The German Government opposes any form of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and has been making every effort to combat discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. moreProtection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender and intersexual persons (LGBT rights)