Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights and PAP CSO Forum call on PAP to get back to the business of working to advance the plight of Africa’s people

Posted on June 01, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, and the Pan-African Parliament Civil Society Forum (PAP CSO Forum) are deeply concerned about the recent events that have occurred during the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Fifth Pan-African Parliament currently underway in...

Call for Expression of Interest: Technical Editor for a multi-country study on the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Posted on June 01, 2021

The Centre seeks to appoint a technical editor to review the ten country reports, and a comparative study. The editor will provide technical review and oversight, to ensure that the study reports are technically sound, presented consistently, compliant with Pretoria University Law Press style...

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights Launches Advocacy Campaign to Revive the SADC Tribunal 1 June 2021

Posted on June 01, 2021

On Saturday 29 May 2021, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, launched the #ReviveSADCTribunal advocacy campaign at the Future Africa Campus. Students on the LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) programme spearheaded the launch of the campaign.

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.

Short course on COVID-19 and the policing of lockdowns focuses on accountability and oversight in the criminal justice system

Posted on May 28, 2021

The COVID-19 lockdowns, restrictions and regulations caused a momentary shuddering of the democratic criminal justice systems worldwide, including in Africa. The legal responsibilities and powers of the law enforcement officials such as the police and the military became blurry, as behind the...

Africa Rights Talk: Season 3 Episode 2

Posted on May 28, 2021

#AgeWithRights Campaign: Call to ratify the Protocol on Older Persons. In conversation with Isaac Mamatela, Lydia Chibwe, Ramatoulie Jallouw and Hilma Moses

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights condemns arrests of LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders in Ghana

Posted on May 27, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, condemns the recent series of attacks against the LGBTIQ+ community and LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders in the Republic of Ghana. In a press release dated 21 May 2021, the Ghana Police Service claimed it had arrested 21 persons...

Press Statement: IDAHOBIT 2021- “Arts, Solidarity and Community: from Hurt to Healing”

Posted on May 26, 2021

In celebration of IDAHOBIT 2021, the Flemish Representative in South Africa in collaboration with the SOGIESC Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender, University of Pretoria, hosted a virtual webinar to explore the theme of...