Posted on December 15, 2016
The Vera Chirwa Human Rights award recognises the outstanding professional achievements of a graduate of the HRDA Masters programme, and one who epitomises the true African human rights lawyer. They would have made a significant contribution to human rights promotion and protection in Africa;...
Posted on December 15, 2016
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the Centre for Human Rights held its annual graduation ceremony. This year’s event, which took place on 9 December 2016, was very special for a number of reasons.
Posted on December 14, 2016
The African Disability Rights Yearbook (ADRY) is calling for papers for consideration for publication in 2017. The ADRY publishes once a year with a focus on disability rights issues and developments of contemporary concern to persons with disabilities on the African continent.
Posted on December 13, 2016
According to Prof Charles Ngwena, Disability Rights expert and professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Pretoria, one of the messages to derive from the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa should be a call to action; it is time to act now!
Posted on December 12, 2016
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the Centre for Human Rights held its annual graduation ceremony. This year’s event, which took place on 9 December 2016, was very special for a number of reasons, including the graduation of the youngest ever TuksLaw graduate, Emile Zitzke.
Posted on December 09, 2016
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that its Law Clinic has been awarded the Yousif Badri Civic Engagement International Prize (YBCEIP) by the Ahfad University for Women in Sudan.
Posted on December 08, 2016
During 2016, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria is celebrating its 30th anniversary, coinciding with the entry into force of the most important human rights treaty on the continent, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This year is also the African...
Posted on December 08, 2016
Graduation Ceremony: 9 December 2016 The annual graduation ceremony of the Centre for Human Rights will be live-streamed on Youtube.
Posted on December 06, 2016
During 2016, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is celebrating its 30th anniversary, coinciding with the entry into force of one of the most important human rights treaties on the continent, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Posted on December 06, 2016
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria recently established a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Unit. Have you or someone you know suffered discrimination, hate speech or harassment? We will help you for FREE!
Posted on December 05, 2016
The past ten years have ushered in a new sense of urgency in efforts to change the quality of life of persons with disabilities in Africa. The African Union and its agencies have made various efforts towards ensuring the rights of persons with disability including through developing an...
Posted on December 05, 2016
Reflections on a visit to Chancellor College, University of Malawi as part of the Disability Rights Law Schools Project When we turned off the main tarmac road into the villages, we were faced with a rocky dirt road.
Posted on December 05, 2016
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Unit (SOGIE) of the Centre for Human Rights conducted a ‘Sexual minority rights in Africa training and dialogue’ from 23 Nov to 25 Nov 2016 at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Pretoria.
Posted on December 01, 2016
On World Aids Day 2016, Geoffrey Ogwaro from the Centre for Human Rights at UP writes about leveling the plane for all vulnerable groups in South Africa in terms of disparities that fuel the discriminatory regime of HIV and Aids care.
Posted on December 01, 2016
A research project by researchers at the Centre for Child Law in collaboration with Enterprises UP, examined laws, policies and related sources that impact adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in 23 African countries.
Posted on November 30, 2016
Violence and discrimination against persons with albinism as well as trafficking and cross-boarder sale of their body parts continues to be a worrying trend on the continent. The Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero in her report to the...
Posted on November 30, 2016
A proud Dr Gustav Muller in the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria recently received the Faculty’s teaching award for the 2016 academic year. The award is a R10 000 contribution to Gustav's research fund, courtesy of the Department of Higher...
Posted on November 30, 2016
On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, Deans André Boraine and Anton Kok hosted a hearty sendoff for the 2016 LLB class of the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on November 28, 2016
Gender inequalities are at the heart of rape culture in South Africa and without conscious sustained and deliberate effort to dismantle them, the problem will prevail. Gender
Posted on November 28, 2016
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that, following a competitive round, the University of Pretoria (in particular the Faculty of Law) has been selected as the sole South African university to be represented on the African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) Project...
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