Launch of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Dashboard

Posted on June 02, 2020

Since 20 April 2020, through a global survey, the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) has been gathering data to conduct rapid independent monitoring of state measures concerning persons with disabilities in the context of the pandemic.

UP webinar on ‘Future Africa Post-COVID-19’ suggests researchers must play leading role in reshaping African society

Posted on June 02, 2020

Participants from around the world joined a University of Pretoria (UP)-hosted webinar titled “Future Africa Post-COVID-19” on Friday. The webinar was held in commemoration of Africa Month, which is celebrated throughout May, and looked at what the future holds for the continent in...

COVID-19 Jurisprudence on the right of peaceful assembly and police use of force

Posted on June 02, 2020

The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa is preparing summaries of COVID-19-related jurisprudence around the world on the right of peaceful assembly and police use of force.

COVID-19 Discussion Fora: Centre's discussion forum looks at the response of the African Union’s Governance Architecture to COVID-19

Posted on June 01, 2020

On 28 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the sixth in a series of discussions, which are now open to the public. These discussions deal with the potential and actual impact on human rights and democratisation of COVID-19 in Africa.

International Day of UN Peacekeepers: Peacekeeping, capacity to protect, and responsibility while protecting

Posted on May 29, 2020

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, commemorated annually on 29 May, is a day dedicated to honouring and paying tribute to men and women who have lost their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping missions, both military and civilians.

UP Law students rank 40th in the ‘World Championship of Law Schools’

Posted on May 28, 2020

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that a UP Moot Society team represented South Africa in written format at the prestigious global rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition and subsequently ranked 40th in the world.

Centre hosts talk on COVID-19 and the shifting electoral landscape in Africa

Posted on May 28, 2020

On 26 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar organised by the Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit to unpack the challenges of COVID-19 and its impact on elections on the African continent.

Centre for Human Rights presents first virtual advanced human rights short course: Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa

Posted on May 27, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held its annual Advanced Human Rights Course (AHRC) on the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa from 18 to 22 May 2020.