Human rights
Respect for and development of human rights are a priority of the German Government's policies. Protecting individuals from violations of their rights and basic freedoms and creating a viable framework for this, ensuring that suppression, the arbitrary use of power and exploitation no longer have a chance to flourish, is the concrete mandate towards which Germany's human rights policy is committed in international relations.
Read more: Principles and objectives of Germany's human rights policy
Seventh Report of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on its Human Rights Policy in the Context of Foreign Relations
Read more: Human Rights Report
The protection of human rights is a central priority and integral part of German foreign policy to which the Federal Government will be firmly committed. Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Günter Nooke, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid, met human rights organizations at the Federal Foreign Office to discuss the current situation and future of human rights dialogues.
Read more: Human rights: dialogue with civil society
Since its founding in 1949, the Council of Europe has been working to promote human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law. Through its activities, it has set the course for a democratic Europe.
Read more: The Council of Europe
