Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps wins prestigious Times Higher Education Award

Posted on November 29, 2019

Amnesty’s Digital Verification Corps, in partnership with the University of Essex and five other global universities, which includes the University of Pretoria through its Centre for Human Rights, has been awarded the 2019 Times Higher Education award for international collaboration.

Women’s Rights Unit hosts Maputo Protocol state report drafting workshop in Liberia

Posted on November 28, 2019

The Maputo Protocol drafting workshop is the third phase in a series of the Centre’s engagements in assisting Liberia to fulfill its reporting obligations to the African Commission. The main objective of the Maputo Protocol drafting workshop was to provide the requisite technical support as...

Centre for Human Rights and WITNESS host Africa’s first 'deepfakes' workshop in Pretoria

Posted on November 28, 2019

On 26 November 2019, WITNESS and the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosted an expert meeting in Pretoria, South Africa. The workshop was on the emerging threats posed by deepfakes and other forms of AI-enabled synthetic media.

UP Law Clinic student Jarrod van der Heever winner of the 2019 Pro-Bono.org Award

Posted on November 27, 2019

On Thursday 21 November 2019 Pro-Bono.Org hosted their annual awards evening at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg, at which event UP Law Clinic student Jarrod van der Heever was announced the winner of the 2019 Pro-Bono.org Award.

Global Campus International Conference 2019 - “UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty”

Posted on November 26, 2019

The Global Campus International Conference will take place on 9 December 2019 at the seat of the Global Campus Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The focus of this conference is on how to effectively implement the recommendations of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of...

Day 2: 16 voices of activism against gender-based violence

Posted on November 26, 2019

As the Centre for Human Rights, we raise our voices to say indeed enough is enough; it is time to end all forms of violence against women and gender-based violence all over the world.

Call for Applications: Doctoral scholarship in Disability Rights at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria

Posted on November 26, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, calls for applications for a full-time doctoral scholarship in the field of disability rights. The successful candidate will be based within the Centre and will be expected to contribute to the work of the Centre’s...

UAE Embassy and Centre for Human Rights presented leadership colloquium on promoting tolerance for peace and stability in Africa

Posted on November 25, 2019

On 22 and 23 November 2019, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), held a leadership colloquium at the Sanlam Auditorium on the UP Hatfield Campus.