Centre’s annual short course raises awareness and provides a platform for diverse perspectives on the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa

Posted on March 24, 2021

From 8 to 12 March 2021, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosted the Advanced Human Rights Course on Disability Rights in an African context.

Centre for Human Rights calls for improved protection for human rights defenders in DRC at 46th Human Rights Council session

Posted on March 24, 2021

On 22 March 2021, at its 46th ordinary session, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) had its enhanced interactive dialogue on oral updates on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UP Law raises the bar again in respect of the number of degrees conferred in 2019

Posted on March 19, 2021

UP Law announces with pride that they have raised the bar far higher, as the Faculty has conferred a record number of 246 master’s degrees in the 2019 academic year. UP Law also conferred 18 doctoral degrees, resulting in a total of 264 postgraduate degrees conferred in the 2019 academic...

Op-Ed: Seventeen years of the Pan-African Parliament: taking stock and reimagining its future

Posted on March 18, 2021

The 18th of March 2021 marked the commemoration of the Pan-African Parliament’s (PAP) 17th year anniversary. The Midrand, South Africa based Parliament was established by the Abuja Treaty as one of the organs of the African Union (AU).

The Centre congratulates Professor John Osogo Ambani on his new achievements

Posted on March 15, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, wishes to congratulate its alumnus, Dr John Osogo Ambani on his recent appointment as the Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Law, Kabarak University, Nakuru, Kenya.

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights condemns excessive police force leading to death during student protest in Braamfontein

Posted on March 11, 2021

As Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, we express our sadness that on 10 March 2021, a human life was lost as a result of police violence. We grieve with the family and friends for this senseless loss of life. We condemn the apparent excessive use of force by the police in response...

UP Law and UP EMS join forces to present the first and unique MPhil in Insolvency Law and Business Rescue in South Africa

Posted on March 10, 2021

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (UP EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) are excited to announce the introduction of an MPhil in Insolvency and Business Rescue, the first of its kind in South Africa.

Advanced short course on disability rights in an African context commences in Pretoria

Posted on March 09, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is hosting a week-long advanced short course on disability rights in an African context from 8 to 12 March 2012. The short course is part of the Centre’s efforts to promote disability rights in Africa by raising awareness about the United...