Press Statement: African Human Rights Moot Court Competition of 2020 goes ahead in adjusted form

Posted on April 16, 2020

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition have decided to adjust the format and dates of the 2020 African Moot Competition. The preliminary rounds of the Competition will now take place virtually, and the semi-final and final...

CHR statement on the plight of migrants in South Africa during COVID-19

Posted on April 15, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, are deeply concerned about the situation of migrants in the territory of South Africa during this COVID-19 crisis.

ANALYSIS: The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here’s the list

Posted on April 14, 2020

The coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world. The scale of the onslaught will dominate discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings due to take place – for the first time ever virtually –...

Centre for Human Rights and CIPESA conduct study on civil society in the context of the digital age in Africa

Posted on April 09, 2020

The study on Civil society in the digital age in Africa: identifying threats and mounting pushbacks was undertaken by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretroia and the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) to explore the extent of state-sponsored...

Op-Ed: The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here’s the list

Posted on April 09, 2020

The coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world. The scale of the onslaught will dominate discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings due to take place – for the first time ever virtually –...

Centre Master’s graduates appointed to positions of great potential influence in Namibia and Uganda

Posted on April 08, 2020

Recently, three graduates of the Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) programme, presented by the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, were appointed to positions in which they are able to apply the theory of democratisation and human...

Calling outstanding students to apply for the prestigious Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa

Posted on April 08, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master's degree (LLM/MPhil) in Human Rights and Democratisation (HRDA) for the Class of 2021.

Calling disability rights advocates, educators and activists to apply for the Master's degree in Disability Rights in Africa

Posted on April 07, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master's degree (LLM/MPhil) in Disability Rights in Africa (DRIA) for the Class of 2021. The DRIA programme was launched in 2018 and is the first master’s degree programme...