Posted on May 25, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is deeply concerned about the ongoing suppression of freedom of expression in Ethiopia and condemns the arbitrary detention and expulsion of Mr Simon Marks, a news reporter who had resided in Ethiopia for two years.
Posted on May 23, 2021
In celebration of IDAHBOIT 2021, the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, hosted a virtual webinar to launch the report on Current Practices in Conversion Therapy, Emerging...
Posted on May 21, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights held a one-week intensive short course on judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights from 17 to 21 May 2021. The short course is part of the Global School on Socioeconomic Rights Adjudication and is launched jointly with the University of Oslo, University of...
Posted on May 20, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, with the support of Google, is presenting a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the right to privacy in the digital age in Africa. The course focuses on the key elements of the right to privacy and data protection in the digital age in Africa....
Posted on May 19, 2021
UP congratulates the Faculty of Law’s Professor Joel Modiri on his appointment as Head of the Department Jurisprudence from 1 June 2021. UP and the Faculty wish Joel Modiri well in the role.
Posted on May 18, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (the Centre), seeks to appoint a consultant to conduct a study on child participation in development frameworks, particularly the SDGs, Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2040.
Posted on May 18, 2021
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) announces with pride and congratulates Professor Joel Modiri on his appointment as the Head of the Department of Jurisprudence from 1 June 2021 for a four-year term.
Posted on May 18, 2021
Dr. Damian Etone is the author of ‘The Human Rights Council: The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa’ (2020), which examines the engagement of African States with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Periodic Review (‘UPR’) mechanism.
Posted on May 18, 2021
In celebration of World Intellectual Property Day 2021, the Centre for Intellectual Property Law (CIPL) in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP), in conjunction with the leading Africa law firm, Adams & Adams Attorneys, hosted a free virtual workshop on 28 April 2021...
Posted on May 13, 2021
The Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to the virtual launch of a new report titled 'Report on Current Practices in Conversion Therapy, Emerging...
Posted on May 10, 2021
On the occasion of the Annual Conference of the MSA Africa Chapter, the conveners (of the conference invite submission for papers that discuss African memory discourses, context and practices that highlight African perspectives on memory studies as a scholarly field.
Posted on May 07, 2021
Climate change has been identified by United Nations’ agencies and experts as one of the biggest threats to children’s health. Globally, children are being detrimentally affected by climate shocks (e.g. droughts, floods, cyclones) and related diseases, polluted air, soil and water,...
Posted on May 06, 2021
UP’s Faculty of Law has conferred honorary doctorates on Prof Katharina Boele-Woelki and Prof Yash Ghai in honour of their vast contributions to the law fraternity.
Posted on May 06, 2021
Congratulations to the 10 UP academics and researchers who won big at the recently announced Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and the Arts) annual awards.
Posted on May 03, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria wishes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the World Press Freedom Day today, 3 May 2021.
Posted on May 01, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Moot Society team recently emerged as regional winners of the 2020/2021 Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition.
Posted on April 30, 2021
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) announces with pride and extends its congratulations to Professor Dire Tladi on his election as the First Vice-Chair of the International Law Commission (ILC) for the 72nd Session on Monday, 26 April 2021.
Posted on April 29, 2021
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor Corlia van Heerden, its Absa Chair in Banking Law in the Department of Mercantile Law, has been cited by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 13 April 2021 in a long-anticipated decision on the...
Posted on April 29, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cordially invites you to apply for its hybrid model (in person and on zoom) Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Litigation and Advocacy for human rights...
Posted on April 26, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, condemns the recent series of hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ communities in South Africa, specifically the recent series of murders of LGBTIQ+ individuals.
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