Africa Rights Talk: Season 3 Episode 5 - Bulanda Nkhowani, Amina Idris and Koliwe Majama

Posted on July 07, 2021

Bulanda Nkhowani, Amina Idris and Koliwe Majama, share their insights on access to the internet and internet governance, drawing their experiences from Zambia and Nigeria. The discussion explores what meaningful access means, based on Part IV of the African Commission's resolution on Freedom of...

Announcement: Rescheduling of 30th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Posted on July 05, 2021

The organisers of the 30th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, previously scheduled for 26 to 30 July 2021, announce the rescheduling of the Competition to 20 to 25 September 2021. The Competition will still take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Vacancy: Legal Researcher - African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Posted on July 05, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), seeks to recruit a Legal Researcher to be embedded at the African Commission in Banjul.

Senior Legal Researcher: African Commission on Human And Peoples’ Rights

Posted on July 02, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), seeks to recruit a Senior Legal Researcher to be embedded at the African Commission in Banjul. 

Call for Application: Country researchers to conduct study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights and democratic governance in selected African countries

Posted on July 02, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is developing a pan-African database on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights and democratic governance in African countries.

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights high-level advocacy meeting reveals imminent ratification by Kenya and South Africa of African union protocol on the rights of persons with disabilities

Posted on July 01, 2021

On 28 May 2021, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria hosted a high-level advocacy meeting on the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa (Older Persons’ Protocol) and on the Rights of Persons...

Invitation: Annual Helen Kanzira Memorial Lecture

Posted on June 29, 2021

The School of Law, University of Venda, and the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invite you to the Annual Helen Kanzira Memorial Lecture.

Call for Papers: 9th Annual Disability Rights Conference (online)

Posted on June 29, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosts an annual conference on disability rights in an African context during the month of November. The inaugural disability rights conference was held in 2013. The conference acts as a platform for convening dialogue amongst key stakeholders...