Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights condemns the recent series of hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ persons in South Africa

Posted on April 26, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, condemns the recent series of hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ communities in South Africa, specifically the recent series of murders of LGBTIQ+ individuals.

Call for Applications: Project Coordinator on constitutional literacy

Posted on April 23, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights (Centre) invites applications for the position of Project Coordinator for a Constitutional Literacy project. The Centre, with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), is engaged with a project to develop simple, easy-reference and accessible...

Invitation: Symposium in memory of Professor Christof Heyns

Posted on April 22, 2021

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), Professor Tawana Kupe, cordially invites you to a symposium in memory of Professor Christof Heyns, Professor of Human Rights Law at University of Pretoria.

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights calls for improved protection, improved African manufacturing capacity and ratification of the protocol to the African Charter on the rights of older persons

Posted on April 21, 2021

On 17 April 2021, at its 68th ordinary session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) had one of its series of stakeholders’ dialogue on human rights situation in Africa.

UP Law's Professors Gustav Muller and Reghard Brits cited by Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape High Courts

Posted on April 20, 2021

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Judge President Legodi, concurred in by Acting Judges Barnardt and Bam, has cited Professors Gustav Muller and Reghard Brits in the recent judgment of Remhoogte CC v The Jacob Durr Trust [2020] ZAMPMHC 14 (8...

Call for Papers: Study on children’s socio-economic rights in Africa

Posted on April 19, 2021

The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (African Children’s Charter or Charter) was adopted 31 years ago. To date, 50 countries have ratified the African Children’s Charter, which demonstrates a growing commitment to the respect, protection and promotion of the...

Call for Papers: Conference on 40 years of the African Charter, honouring the memory of Christof Heyns

Posted on April 19, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, will be hosting a conference on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights @40, on 2...

Prof Yash Ghai awarded an honorary doctorate degree at UP's Faculty of Law graduation ceremony

Posted on April 18, 2021

Professor Yash Ghai, a Kenyan academic and constitutional lawyer, on 15 April 2021 was awarded an honorary degree by the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria