Posted on July 07, 2017
The Queer Space Collective (an informal group with the vision of making the University of Pretoria safer and more inclusive of queer identity and expression through creative writing) invites you to the University of Pretoria launch of Queer Africa 2: New Stories. Join us for readings,...
Posted on July 06, 2017
In the context of the Global Campus of Human Rights’ Exchange of Lecturers, a representative of the Master’s Programme in Human Rights & Democratisation in Africa (HRDA), Mr Tshepo Madlingozi, together with a representative of the European Regional Master’s Programme in...
Posted on July 06, 2017
On 6 July 2017, the Centre for Human Rights hosted 5 beneficiaries and graduates (Jafta Bonginkosi, Shadrack Munyai, Xolilie Myeni, Miranda Mbonambi and Lisebo Kotelo) of the JB Marks Educational Trust Fund at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria.
Posted on July 05, 2017
This conference which was jointly organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The conference sought to identify and discuss the...
Posted on July 03, 2017
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that one of its TuksLaw mooting teams triumphed in the 6th African Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Lawq Moot Court Competition on 9 June 2017 at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
Posted on July 01, 2017
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that as from 1 July 2017, Prof Annelize Nienaber has been appointed as the Head of the Department of Public Law.
Posted on June 28, 2017
On 14 and 15 June 2017, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and the School of Law of the University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (Special Rapporteur), Commissioner Pansy Tlakula, organised a...
Posted on June 27, 2017
On Thursday, 22nd June, the Women’s rights unit and the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Unit (SOGIE) hosted YALI delegates at the Centre for Human Rights. This very memorable visit is part of a bi-annual collaboration between the Centre for Human Rights and the YALI...
Posted on June 21, 2017
The HRDA Chronicles is out with a new episode. This time, the spotlight is on David Nnanna Ikpo, a 2016 graduate of the LLM/MPHIL in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa. In this feature, you will get to discover how David is trying to make the world better with the stroke of his pen and...
Posted on June 21, 2017
The Centre for Human Rights in collaboration with the South African Human Rights Commission launched the travelling exhibition I decide=I am at the Commissions’ headquarters in Johannesburg yesterday. The globally acclaimed exhibition by Bulgarian illustrator Nadezhda Georgieva and award...
Posted on June 14, 2017
The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) of the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa have the pleasure of inviting you to attend a conference on the theme 'The rule...
Posted on June 13, 2017
On Thursday, 8th June 2017, the Women’s Rights Unit hosted a dynamic group of activists from the United States who are on an educational and cultural exchange tour.
Posted on June 13, 2017
“Persons with albinism face significant barriers restricting their participation in society on an equal basis with others and preventing them from realising basic rights such as the right to physical and mental health, including access to adequate health care, and the right to education,...
Posted on June 09, 2017
On 20 May 2017, students from the Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) programme launched a campaign against children accused of being witches in Africa. The campaign ended on 7 June 2017. The campaign, also known as #ChildNotWitch, aims to create awareness around children in various...
Posted on June 08, 2017
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria cordially invites you to a lecture titled: "The promise and peril of human rights technology"
Posted on June 05, 2017
Gabriel Shumba is an alumnus of the Centre for Human Rights, who was tortured by agents of the Zimbabwean government for supporting the opposition in that country. In 2013, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) found the government of Zimbabwe in violation...
Posted on June 05, 2017
On 30 May 2017, the annual Helen Kanzira Memorial Lecture was held for the first time in Maputo, Mozambique where the First Lady of Mozambique, Dr Isuara Nyusi, delivered the keynote address. The memorial lecture was organised by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in...
Posted on June 02, 2017
Prince Mashele, Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria, discusses the issues faced by Constitutional Court judges in the Zuma case, in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.
Posted on June 01, 2017
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) has made a public call for comments on the draft ‘Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa’ (draft guidelines). Comments must be sent to the secretariat of the African Commission via...
Posted on May 31, 2017
The Centre for Human Rights and the South African Human Rights Commission invite you to the launch of the travelling exhibition “I Decide = I Am” by Bulgarian illustrator Nadezhda Georgiva, and award winning journalist Yana Buhrer Tavanier featuring emotive paintings on the Life...
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