Justice Dikgang Moseneke calls for ethical and selfless leadership as exemplified by Oliver Tambo

Posted on April 04, 2017

“It is not about power, it is about purpose.” In his Keynote Address at the Second Oliver Tambo Centenary Lecture, Justice Dikgang Moseneke pre-empted Oliver Tambo’s response to the current leadership challenges that the African continent is facing.

International Transgender Day of Visibility: The focus on visibility is no longer enough

Posted on April 04, 2017

Dr Anastacia Tomson, medical doctor, author and transgender rights activist, weighs in on International Transgender Day of Visbility and states that 'visbility is no longer enough'

Centre's doctoral candidate and UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea recognised by University of Leicester

Posted on April 04, 2017

Sheila B. Keetharuth wins Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award for human rights work in Africa

Southern Africa Consultation on the Draft Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections for Africa

Posted on March 28, 2017

On 14 and 15 March 2017, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and the Centre for Human Rights, Eduardo Mondlane University in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (Special Rapporteur), Commissioner Pansy Tlakula,...

Short Course on Disability Rights highlight need to advance disability rights and to address implementation gap in Africa

Posted on March 24, 2017

Reflections by a participant of the Disability Rights in an African Context short course hosted by the Centre for Human Rights from the 13-17 March 2017

Call for papers: Conference on "The rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa: Promises, progress, pitfalls and prospects"

Posted on March 22, 2017

The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa are organising a conference on the theme, “The rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa:...

Speak Out for Inclusive Education: Human rights commemoration chill session

Posted on March 17, 2017

On March 21 1960, the residents of Sharpeville took to the streets in protest of the oppressive laws the Apartheid government imposed on black people. In terms of these laws black people had to carry passes in order to move around the country.

Launch of new Global Campus Human Rights Journal

Posted on March 09, 2017

The Global Campus of Human Rights is proud to announce the launch of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ) , a peer-reviewed online publication serving as a forum for rigorous scholarly analysis, critical commentaries, and reports on recent developments pertaining to human rights and...