Keeping assemblies peaceful: UP’s Centre for Human Rights helps set the international standard

Posted on December 22, 2020

Isolated incidents of violence at protests do not justify police force unless there is serious and widespread violence. This was discussed at a recent webinar, co-hosted by UP’s Centre for Human Rights and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights calls for Institutional reforms towards the eradication of all forms of discrimination on the basis of disabilities within the Nigerian aviation sector

Posted on December 22, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is concerned about ongoing discrimination on the basis of disability by airline carriers in Nigeria.

Call for Applications: Doctoral Scholarship in Disability Rights at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria

Posted on December 17, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, calls for applications for a full-time doctoral scholarship in the field of disability rights. The successful candidate will be based within the Centre, and will be expected to contribute to the work of the Centre’s...

12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition crowns 2020 winners in first-ever virtual final

Posted on December 15, 2020

For the first time since in its 12-year history, the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition was wholly held online. The team of Strathmore University, Kenya, consisting of Mariam Malik and Eugene Kanyugo, claimed the title as 2020 winners. The runner-up team is Kenyatta...

INVITATION: Global webinar on peaceful (and not so peaceful) assemblies

Posted on December 14, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, cordially invite you to a global webinar on peaceful (and not so peaceful) assemblies: A fresh look at the international standards.

Centre for Human Rights honours AU human rights chairpersons as Class of 2020 graduates

Posted on December 10, 2020

Centre for Human Rights honours AU human rights chairpersons as Class of 2020 graduates on International Human Rights Day

UP Law’s Dr Martha Bradley ends academic year with hat trick of esteemed publications

Posted on December 10, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Dr Martha Bradley in its Department of Public Law is ending the 2020 academic year on a high note, with a hat trick of publications in esteemed international journals. Her latest article appears in the...

UP Law students best mooters on Africa continent

Posted on December 08, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) announces with pride and congratulates the overall winning UP Moot Society team, with their co-team members from Makerere University (Uganda), of the 29th African Human Rights Moot Court.