This National Women’s Day, the Centre for Human Rights reiterates call for a safer South Africa for women

Posted on August 09, 2021

This year’s Women’s Day is celebrated under the theme “Generation equality: Realising women’s rights for an equal future”. Generation equality is a global campaign that highlights the existing gender inequality in the world and the need to address it. Choosing this...

Invitation: Virtual Launch of the Journal of African Law (JAL) - Special Issue on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons

Posted on July 22, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, the School of Law, SOAS University of London, the SOAS Centre of African Studies and Cambridge University Press, cordially invite you to the virtual launch of the Journal of African Law (JAL) Special Issue on Refugees, Returnees...

Dullah Omar Institute and Centre for Human Rights host Julius Osega Memorial Lecture 2021

Posted on July 22, 2021

On 16 July 2021, the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, hosted the Julius Osega Memorial Lecture.

Call for Contributions: #Tech4Rights Expo

Posted on July 22, 2021

The Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is calling for contributions for the #Tech4Rights Expo, which will be held from 26 to 29 October 2021.

Africa Rights Talk: Season 3 Episode 6

Posted on July 20, 2021

#Tech4Rights- Children’s rights to privacy in the digital sphere in Africa

Invitation: Webinar on children’s rights to privacy in the digital sphere in Africa

Posted on July 16, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria (UP), cordially invites you to a webinar organised by the Children’s Rights Unit and the and the Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit. The focus is on children’s rights to privacy in the digital sphere in...

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights concerned about pro-democracy and anti-police brutality protests currently happening in Eswatini

Posted on June 30, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is deeply concerned about the recent events occurring in Eswatini in the wake of protests against police brutality and in support of democracy in the nation. The violent nature of the protests and the response of the Eswatini...

Invitation: Pan-African Parliament Civil Society Forum

Posted on May 31, 2021

The Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to the Pan-African Parliament Civil Society Forum to be held on 9 June 2021.