Download the programme of the training workshop

The failure of domestic law makes it important that the avenues of international law be explored. To achieve this objective, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria hosted a training for LGBTI human rights defenders on making effective use of the United Nations and African human rights systems.

About twenty human rights defenders from South Africa, as well as Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe participated in the training workshop.

Among those conducting training sessions is the outgoing United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions Prof Christof Heyns, who is also based at the Centre.

The training is organised by the Centre’s fledgling SOGIE Unit, and is financially supported by a grant from the Government of the Netherlands through their Embassy in Pretoria.