The devastation of mining under the Environmental Law students' magnifying glass

Posted on September 28, 2017

On 19 August 2017 TuksLaw students enrolled for the LLB elective and LLM module in Environmental Law, with lecturer Ms Melanie Murcott from the Department of Public Law at the University of Pretoria, participated in an educational excursion to experience the impact of mining in the Witwatersrand...

Ratification of the Maputo Protocol by Mauritius: Reflections, Expectations and Next Steps

Posted on September 28, 2017

Mauritius ratified (with reservations) the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) in June 2017.

26th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition Conference: The Maputo Protocol and Poverty Alleviation

Posted on September 27, 2017

The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition Conference took place at the University of Mauritius on 22 September 2017.

African Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2017: University of Mauritius (18 – 23 September 2017)

Posted on September 27, 2017

The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the largest gathering of students, academics and judges around the theme of human rights in Africa.

Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone visits Centre for Human Rights to explore potential collaboration

Posted on September 22, 2017

The Centre for Human Rights received a delegation from the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone on 22 September to explore potential collaboration.

Kingdom of Lesotho senior government officials visit the Disability Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights

Posted on September 22, 2017

The Disability Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights (the Centre) on 21 September 2017 had a privilege of hosting a delegation of senior government officials from the Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho).

Press statement: Centre for Human Rights and Pan Africa ILGA express grave concern about threats to the right to freedom of association

Posted on September 21, 2017

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and Pan Africa International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Association (Pan Africa ILGA) strongly condemn the recent arrest of parents and NGO personnel at a training workshop on HIV prevention.

Centre for Human Rights presents 26th edition of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Réduit, Mauritius

Posted on September 19, 2017

The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the largest gathering of students, academics and judges around the theme of human rights in Africa. This annual event brings together all law faculties in Africa, whose top students argue a hypothetical human rights case as if they were before...