UP’s Centre for Human Rights celebrates impact of master’s programme with launch of 20-year edition of its Alumni Diaries

Posted on December 10, 2019

Justice Albie Sachs, retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, unveiled the gold edition of the Alumni Diaries 2000-2019 at a dinner held at Freedom Park on 8 December 2019 to celebrate 20 years of the Master's programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA).

Live stream: Centre for Human Rights Graduation Ceremony 2019

Posted on December 10, 2019

The Master’s degree graduation ceremony of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is held annually on International Human Rights Day on 10 December. The event will be live streamed on YouTube.

2020 African Moot Court Competition officially launched

Posted on December 09, 2019

The 2020 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition was officially launched on 6 December 2019, when the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Tawana Kupe, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the three partner universities.

Mercantile Law hails legendary legal eagles - Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and the late Professor Chris Nagel

Posted on December 09, 2019

On Monday, 2 December 2019, the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria (UP) had the privilege of celebrating the contributions of three legends ― Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and Chris Nagel, with combined expertise experience of approximately...

African governments urged to ratify the Older Persons Protocol

Posted on December 05, 2019

The Women’s Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, has intensified its call for the ratification of the Protocol to African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa (Older Persons Protocol) through a series of advocacy...

Op-Ed: Ending HIV in South Africa: Queer community by queer community

Posted on December 04, 2019

As South Africa commemorated World Aids Day on December 1, the country pledged to renew, rejuvenate and recommit itself to the fight to end HIV. There are nascent plans and frameworks in place, such as the national strategic plan on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis...

UP Faculty of Law’s Dr Joel Modiri invited by the United Nations to address the 17th session of Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

Posted on December 02, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Dr Joel Modiri in its Department of Jurisprudence has been invited by the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-discrimination Branch of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights to address the 17th...

2019 Pretoria Student Law Review now available

Posted on December 02, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria announces with pride that its 2019 Pretoria Student Law Review (PSLR) is available online.