Online regional consultations with people with disabilities and their representative organizations in Africa

Posted on May 25, 2021

In 2021, the members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) are organizing a series of online regional consultations with people with disabilities, through their representative organizations. This note is about the consultation for countries in Africa or...

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights expresses concern about the arbitrary expulsion of a journalist from Ethiopia

Posted on May 25, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is deeply concerned about the ongoing suppression of freedom of expression in Ethiopia and condemns the arbitrary detention and expulsion of Mr Simon Marks, a news reporter who had resided in Ethiopia for two years.

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights launches a new report on ‘conversion therapy’ in Africa and holds virtual webinar in celebration of IDAHBOT 2021

Posted on May 23, 2021

In celebration of IDAHBOIT 2021, the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, hosted a virtual webinar to launch the report on Current Practices in Conversion Therapy, Emerging...

Advanced Human Rights Course: Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa 2021

Posted on May 21, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights held a one-week intensive short course on judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights from 17 to 21 May 2021. The short course is part of the Global School on Socioeconomic Rights Adjudication and is launched jointly with the University of Oslo, University of...

Enrol for our MOOC: The right to privacy in the digital age in Africa

Posted on May 20, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, with the support of Google, is presenting a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the right to privacy in the digital age in Africa. The course focuses on the key elements of the right to privacy and data protection in the digital age in Africa....

Call for Applications: Consultancy to Conduct a Regional Study on Child Participation in the Implementation of Global and Regional Development Frameworks in Africa

Posted on May 18, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (the Centre), seeks to appoint a consultant to conduct a study on child participation in development frameworks, particularly the SDGs, Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2040.

Webinar Invitation: The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

Posted on May 18, 2021

Dr. Damian Etone is the author of ‘The Human Rights Council: The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa’ (2020), which examines the engagement of African States with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Periodic Review (‘UPR’) mechanism.

UP Law’s Centre for Intellectual Property Law, in conjunction with Adams & Adams, hosts workshop on ‘IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market’

Posted on May 18, 2021

In celebration of World Intellectual Property Day 2021, the Centre for Intellectual Property Law (CIPL) in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP), in conjunction with the leading Africa law firm, Adams & Adams Attorneys, hosted a free virtual workshop on 28 April 2021...