Use of force by police in African countries: UP Faculty of Law researchers to assist African Union in study of relevant laws

Posted on May 03, 2020

The human rights body of the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, has appointed Professor Christof Heyns and some of his colleagues in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria to assist with a continent-wide comparative study on the laws related to the...

Invitation: Webinar on human rights abuses by police officers during enforcement of government responses to COVID-19 in Africa

Posted on April 30, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a webinar on human rights abuses by police officers during enforcement of government responses to COVID-19 in Africa.

Virtual library support for teaching, learning and research

Posted on April 30, 2020

The libraries’ physical doors might be closed, but we are still providing virtual support for teaching, learning and research.

COVID-19 Discussion Fora: Centre hosts second discussion forum for alumni and students on the threat to human rights in Africa during the time of COVID-19

Posted on April 30, 2020

On 30 April 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the second 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...

Centre for Human Rights statement to 2020 ECOSOC High Level Segment

Posted on April 28, 2020

Statement by Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, to the 2020 ECOSOC High Level Segment (HLS) for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC on the theme of the 2020 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the...

Africa Rights Talk: Season 2 Episode 4 - Dr Adrian Jjuuko

Posted on April 28, 2020

In this episode, Dr Adrian Jjuuko is in conversation with Thiruna Naidoo from the Centre for Human Rights, as they discuss issues affecting the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons in Africa. This conversation touches on violence against the LGBTIQ+ community and makes a comparison between the legal climate...

Press Statement: Lessons from COVID-19 lockdown should inspire greater freedom

Posted on April 27, 2020

This year, South Africans celebrate Freedom Day in conditions of confinement. We are reminded that on this day, 26 years ago, for the first time in history all South Africans exercised the most basic of rights, the right to vote. This election ushered in a system of democratic governance based...

Lesbian Visibility Day: Centre for Human Rights celebrates lesbian women and reaffirms the need for solidarity with lesbian community

Posted on April 26, 2020

Lesbian Visibility Day creates the opportunity to bring visibility to lesbian women and to cast them in a positive light. Too often we only ‘see’ lesbian women through reports of violent attacks and images of bruised and battered bodies and corpses and these reports become the most...