Empowering LGBTI+ Communities to claim their rights: SOGIESC Unit Training Equips LGBTI+ Communities to Access Equality Courts in the Free State, South Africa

Posted on March 27, 2023

The Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Unit, in collaboration with Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Office (GEADO) at the Unit for Institutional Change and Social Justice, University of Free State recently hosted a one day training...

Department of Mercantile Law's Professor Tumo Maloka is cited by KwazuluNatal High Court

Posted on March 17, 2023

The Department of Mercantile Law is extremely proud to share that the High Court of KwaZuluNatal in the recent decision of S v Zuma and Another (CCD 30/2018P) [2023] ZAKZPHC 10 (30 January 2023)  cited an article published by Dr Chuks Okpaluba, and Prof Maloka titled, “Recusal of a...

Invitation: Roundtable Dialogue on Litigation of the Right to Development in Domestic Courts in Africa

Posted on March 14, 2023

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in partnership with the University of Antwerp with support of the Flemish government cordially invite you to Roundtable Dialogue on Litigation of the Right to Development in Domestic Courts in Africa

Invitation: Memorial writing workshop

Posted on March 13, 2023

The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition together with the Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition invites mooters from across the world to join in a workshop for memorial writing skills.

The Department of Jurisprudence Held the First Research Seminar of the Year

Posted on March 09, 2023

The Department of Jurisprudence in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) held its first research seminar of the year on the 27th of February 2023. The two-hour long seminar facilitated by Dr le Roux featured research papers by, Odwa Mashwabane and Thabang Manamela both postgraduate students in the...

Technological revolution: Implications for gender equality and women’s rights 20 years after the Maputo Protocol

Posted on March 08, 2023

To celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) this year, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, seeks to accredit the potential for women to benefit socially and economically from the digital revolution. Yet, there is also a chance that it will reinforce current patterns of gender...

Centre for Human Rights presented its annual short course on Sexual Minority Rights in Africa to promote knowledge on LGBTIQ+ rights and highlight challenges still confronting the LGBTIQ+ community in Africa

Posted on March 07, 2023

The Advanced Human Rights Courses and the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria recently hosted the 2023 edition of the annual short course on Sexual Minority Rights in Africa. The course was...

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights commends Kenya on the Supreme Court decision recognising the right of the LGBTIQ+ community to register organisations

Posted on March 06, 2023

Centre for Human Rights commends Kenya on the Supreme Court decision recognising the right of the LGBTIQ+ community to register organisations