Centre and the African Commission host PALOP countries for a regional workshop on state reporting under the Maputo Protocol and the African Charter

Posted on June 16, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights (the Centre) in collaboration with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) are hosting a hybrid workshop with five PALOPs on using the state reporting process to monitor the implementation of the rights contained in the African...

Vacancy: Country Consultants - Review of Discriminatory Laws Related to Violence Against Women on the Continent

Posted on June 14, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights (the Centre) is looking for experienced local researchers to conduct a review of discriminatory laws related to violence against women (VAW) in the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Gabonese Republic, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco,  Sierra Leone, Mali and Cape...

Webinar Invitation: Discussion on climate justice litigation in Africa

Posted on June 13, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria invites you to a webinar discussion on Climate Justice Litigation in Africa. The webinar discussion is part of the efforts of the Centre in improving climate justice in Africa. The discussion aims to raise awareness around the legal framework on...

Call for policy papers: Durable solutions to displacement in Africa

Posted on June 12, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights, is calling for papers on durable solutions to displacement in Africa.

Call for Papers: International Human Rights Conference on Human Trafficking, Social Media and AI Regulation and Climate Justice 

Posted on June 12, 2022

As part of the Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, which takes place from 25 to 30 July 2022, at the Faculty of Law, the British University in Egypt, in Cairo, Egypt, a one-day International Human Rights Conference will also be held on 28 July 2022. 

Invitation: The Colonial Legacies of Anti-LGBTIQ+ Rights in African States

Posted on June 08, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University Pretoria together with the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist Futures (CGS) and the Center for Conflict Studies (CCS) at the Philipps-University Marburg cordially invite you the...

Pretoria-Marburg Queer Conversations continues with a discussion on ‘Threats to Human Rights for LGBTIQ+ Communities: Hate Crimes and Conversion Therapy’

Posted on June 07, 2022

Following the success of the first edition of the series, the 2022 Pretoria-Marburg Queer Conversations continues with a discussion on ‘Threats to Human Rights for LGBTIQ+ Communities: Hate Crimes and Conversion Therapy’.

Invitation: Webinar - Launch of reports for the New Development Bank Transparency and Accountability Series

Posted on June 06, 2022

The International Development Law Unit, Centre for Human Rights together in collaboration with Oxfam cordially invite you to a hybrid webinar to launch the reports for the New Development Bank Transparency and Accountability Series.