Invitation: Launch of the Zimbabwean Constitutional  Literacy Booklet

Posted on November 07, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights (Centre) in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) under the aegis of the Rule of Law Program for Sub Saharan Africa developed simple-easy-reference booklets (for non-lawyers) that summarise the Bill of Rights as espoused in the constitutions of selected...

Former DCJ Dikgang Moseneke Excellence Bursary Affirms its Commitments to Well- Rounded Recipients

Posted on November 02, 2022

The Dikgang Moseneke Excellence bursary is aimed at continuing the legacy of Emeritus Deputy Chief Justice Prof Dikgang Moseneke by supporting the studies of a new generation of African law students to advance the vision of a liberated, non-racist and non-sexist South Africa and Africa.

UP Law’s Dr Clireesh Joshua conducts research at the University of Oxford through the Law Faculty’s Academic Visitor Programme

Posted on November 02, 2022

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Dr Clireesh Joshua, a lecturer in its Department of Private Law, joined the Academic Visitor Programme at the University of Oxford’s Law Faculty.

Centre for Human Rights launches intersex report at the 73rd ordinary session of the  African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Posted on November 01, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with its partners SIPD-Uganda and Intersex Community of Zimbabwe (ICoZ), launched an intersex report on the sidelines of the ongoing 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia.

UP Law Ranked Among Top 100 Law Faculties in the World

Posted on October 28, 2022

UP Law celebrates the latest 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings for Law, confirming its position as the best law faculty in South Africa and on the African Continent for the sixth year in a row. According to the latest rankings released on Tuesday, UP Law ranks number 78 in the...

Centre makes statement at African Commission session

Posted on October 27, 2022

The Director of Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, made the following statement at the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Banjul, The Gambia, on 26 October 2022. 

Call for Applications: Access to Information and Elections in South Africa Symposium

Posted on October 26, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (the Centre) is pleased to invite interested persons to express their interest to participate in a two-day election symposium on 10 - 11 November 2022 at the University of Pretoria. 

Virtual book launch: COVID-19 and Sovereign Debt: The case of SADC edited by Daniel D. Bradlow and Magalie L. Masamba (2023)

Posted on October 25, 2022

The International Development Law Unit (IDLU), Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria in partnership with the Finance for Development Lab and Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) invites you to the virtual book launch of the Portguese and French versions of COVID-19 and...