Centre hosts seminar on Latin America and international law

Posted on October 16, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights on 15 October hosted a seminar at which Ambassador Maria Teresa Infante, who is a candidate for a seat on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, provided some reflections on the contribution of Latin America to international law.

Centre’s Disability Rights Unit joins BOLD Student Society to raise awareness on UP campus

Posted on October 15, 2019

On 8 October 2019, the Disability Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), was invited by the BOLD student society to participate in an awareness event. BOLD is an acronym for Beyond Our Limiting Disabilities and is a student society for students with disabilities...

Pretoria Student Law Review 2019 out soon, as PSLR bids farewell to first black Editor-in-Chief

Posted on October 14, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that the 2019 edition of the Pretoria Student Law Review (PSLR) will soon hit the shelves, and conveys its appreciation to the Editorial Board and contributors for their dedication to this journal. The Faculty also wishes to...

Invitation: Seminar on Latin America and international law: tradition and innovation

Posted on October 08, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria,  in collaboration with the Chilean Embassy, invite you  to a seminar on  Latin America and international law: Tradition and innovation delivered by  Ambassador Maria Teresa Infante (currently a candidate for the...

Enter UP's University Social Responsibility Month photographic competition

Posted on October 08, 2019

October 2019 is University Social Responsibility Month. As part of an awareness-raising process, we invite you to take a photograph that illustrates you (or your team) being socially responsible and enter the University Social Responsibility Photo Competition. This can be campus operations,...

Film on University of Pretoria Professor wins at Jozi Film Festival

Posted on October 08, 2019

The Jozi Film Festival announced on Sunday, 6 October 2019, that the film ‘Exorcist of apartheid’ by filmmaker Adam Heyns, won the 2019 South African Short Documentary of the Year Award. The film deals with the role of the late Professor Johan Heyns, then professor of theology at the...

ICLA and Centre for Human Rights launch new website containing laws on the right to peaceful assembly for all UN recognised states

Posted on October 08, 2019

ICLA and the Centre for Human Rights are delighted to announce the launch of their new global online repository of laws on the right of peaceful assembly.

Call for Applications: Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Advocacy & Litigation for LGBTI human rights defenders in Africa

Posted on October 07, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cordially invites you to apply for the Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Advocacy and Litigation targeted at the promotion and protection of the human...