Invitation: Webinar on the need for businesses to respect and promote human rights in Africa, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on May 08, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a webinar on the need for businesses to respect and promote human rights in Africa, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Centre hosts talk on human rights abuses by police officers during enforcement of government responses to COVID-19 in Africa

Posted on May 07, 2020

On 5 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar on human rights abuses by police officers during enforcement of government responses to COVID-19 in Africa. The discussion was held in Zoom.

COVID-19 Discussion Fora: Centre hosts third discussion forum for alumni and students on the economic and trade-related impact of COVID-19 in Africa

Posted on May 07, 2020

On 7 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the third in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. These discussions deal with the potential and actual impact on human rights and democratisation of COVID-19 in Africa. The discussion was held in...

Centre presents its upcoming advanced human rights short course on socio-economic rights in Africa in an online format

Posted on May 07, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, would like to inform applicants and prospective applicants of the Advanced Human Rights Course on the Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa (18 – 22 May 2020) that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the...

Press Statement: Human rights organisations call on South African government to address the plight of sex workers during COVID-19 crisis in the interest of all South Africans

Posted on May 06, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, together with the Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) and Sisonke is deeply concerned about the ongoing discrimination against sex workers in South Africa in response to the COVID-19 crisis and calls on the government to take...

Op-Ed: Vultures, doves and African debt: here’s a way out

Posted on May 06, 2020

Once again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $493.6 billion in long term debt to their foreign official and commercial creditors. About one third, $117 billion, is in the form of tradeable...

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights expresses concern about the withdrawal of direct individual access to the African Court by Benin and Côte D’ivoire

Posted on May 05, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is deeply concerned about the recent decisions by the Governments of the Republic of Benin and Côte d’Ivoire to no longer allow individuals and NGOs to take cases directly to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

World Press Freedom Day - The role of the media in tackling COVID-19

Posted on May 04, 2020

As the world commemorates the World Press Freedom Day, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria commends the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for making available the revised Declaration of Principles of Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa at...