Lusophone countries review the Draft Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa

Posted on August 06, 2019

The Democracy, Transparency and Digital Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, participated in the first regional consultation of the revision of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa.

President appoints Mx Busisiwe Deyi from the University of Pretoria as a Commissioner for Gender Equality

Posted on August 02, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria expresses hearty congratulations to Mx Busisiwe Deyi in its Department of Jurisprudence who has been appointed officially by President Cyril Ramaphosa to serve on the Commission for Gender Equality in a part-time position until 2024. President...

SARChI Doctoral student, Gertrude Quan awarded scholarship by prestigious Max Planck Institute in Luxembourg

Posted on August 02, 2019

Gertrude Quan is a doctoral student affiliated with the SARChI Professorship in International Constitutional Law and has been awarded a six months scholarship by the prestigious Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law.

Mauritius drafts its State Party Report on the Maputo Protocol

Posted on July 29, 2019

In June 2017, Mauritius ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol). In accordance with Article 26 (1) of the Maputo Protocol, the country has to submit its initial report at the 65th Session of the African...

UP’s Professor Hansungule re-elected to International Commission of Jurists for third four-year term

Posted on July 26, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is pleased to announce that Prof Michelo Hansungule has been re-elected as Commissioner under the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). This will be the third term Prof Hansungule will serve as a ICJ Commissioner. Election is done by...

Justice officials in Zambia receive training on access to justice for persons with disabilities

Posted on July 26, 2019

The Disability Rights Unit (DRU) at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Zambia’s Ministry of Justice, hosted a two-day training workshop for criminal justice officials.

Call for Abstracts: Colloquium on overcoming barriers to safe abortion in the African region

Posted on July 25, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, will host a colloquium on safe abortion and realising women's human rights from 16 to 17 January 2020. We invite abstracts on overcoming barriers to safe abortion in the African region.

HRDA Alumni: 20 years of righting wrongs in Africa

Posted on July 25, 2019

#HRDA20Years: The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, from 7 to 10 December 2019, celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa programme (HRDA).