Human Rights Day 2016: Take on Racism, Sexism and Heterosexism

Posted on March 22, 2016

The week of 14 March to 21 March 2016 is Anti-Racism Week and 21 March 2016 is Human Rights Day in South Africa. This is the day in 1960, on which the police shot 69 people while they were peacefully protesting against the pass laws in Sharpeville, Johannesburg.

NGO Statement on Helen Suzman Foundation raid

Posted on March 22, 2016

On Sunday afternoon the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) offices in Parktown, Johannesburg were the target of a military-style raid. Those conducting the raid clearly knew what they were looking for: computers and other documentation relating to the programmatic work of the HSF were taken. The...

Should tackles be banned in schools rugby?

Posted on March 17, 2016

Health experts recently submitted an open letter to the UK government, calling for tackling in schools rugby to be outlawed. UP's Prof Steve Cornelius has entered this controversial debate with a recently published article.

Invitation: 'Brown Bag' Event on Rwanda’s withdrawal of the right of individual access to the African Human Rights Court

Posted on March 10, 2016

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a panel discussion on the topic: Considering the implications of Rwanda’s withdrawal of the right of individual access to the African Human Rights Court.

Invitation: Lecture - The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A landmark in the progressive integration of human rights and the environment

Posted on February 25, 2016

The Centre for Human Rights and the International Development Law Unit (IDLU) at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria cordially invites you to a lecture on 'The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A landmark in the progressive integration of human rights and the environment'

Invitation: Forum - Reflections of the Constitutional Court term of Justice Johann van der Westhuizen

Posted on February 25, 2016

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria cordially invites you to a forum on “Realising human rights in life and law”: Reflections of the Constitutional Court term of Justice Johann van der Westhuizen (Retired Constitutional Court Judge and the founding...

Commencement of MPhil in Medical Law and Ethics

Posted on February 16, 2016

Class of 2015 for MPhil in Medical Law and Ethics welcomed back for next semester.

Call for Registrations: 8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Posted on February 04, 2016

The 8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition will be held from 18 to 20 July 2016, at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and will bring together up to 75 participants from up to 25 universities representing all 5 United Nations regions of the world (Africa; Asia and the...