Posted on November 26, 2018
The Centre participated in the CSO forum of the ACERWC which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 9 to 12 November 2018 under the theme, ‘leave no child behind for Africa’s development: Setting the CSO agenda’. The Centre also participated in the 32nd session of the ACERWC...
Posted on November 21, 2018
Dr Joel Modiri presented aspects of his award-winning research paper at Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies in New York recently, and will talk about his research again at UCLA Law School in February 2019.
Posted on November 19, 2018
When nature calls, we need a toilet. But a significant number of South African learners don’t have one or don’t have a reliable one. Poor sanitation in schools is prevalent nationwide. Gauteng and the Western Cape, for instance, don’t have enough suitable sanitation facilities...
Posted on November 19, 2018
South Africa ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (the Children’s Charter) in 2000. Its main obligation under this African Union treaty is to ensure that the rights of children in the country are fulfilled. As a State Party to the Charter, South Africa is also...
Posted on November 12, 2018
Professor Birgit Kuschke, Deputy Dean of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law, was recently appointed as a Vice-President of the International Insurance Law Association, or AIDA (Association International de Droit des Assurances).
Posted on November 09, 2018
On this World Adoption Day, we need to remain mindful that adoption remains one of the most viable care options for some abandoned and orphaned children, both locally and abroad. However, there are systemic challenges in the current South African adoption system that hinder the process, which in...
Posted on November 07, 2018
The Women’s Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights was involved in various activities at the 63rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights which is currently been held in Banjul, The Gambia from 24 October to 7 November 2018. The session was preceded by...
Posted on November 06, 2018
Day one of the two day conference on Disability Rights in Africa kicked off this morning at St George’s Hotel in Pretoria with welcome addresses from Professor Andre Boraine, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and Professor Frans Viljoen, Director of the Centre for Human...
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