Posted on October 23, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is part of a coalition of seven global disability rights organisations that have called for urgent action by States and the international community to halt the catastrophic failure to protect the lives, health, and rights of persons with...
Posted on October 23, 2020
The Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, recently developed a Toolkit for civil society advocacy in the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). Despite its potentially crucial role in PAP’s activities, civil society organisations (CSOs) still...
Posted on October 22, 2020
The 29th edition of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition adopted, for the first time, a hybrid format following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on October 21, 2020
Statement by the Coalition for the Independence of the African Commission (CIAC): Today we mark African Human Rights Day, at a time when many Africans are struggling to come to terms with the devastating effects that Covid-19 has had on their lives.
Posted on October 21, 2020
Expert Analysis by Solomon A. Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Posted on October 20, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is saddened by the passing of Devikarani Priscilla Jana, anti-apartheid activist and giant of South African human rights law, on 10 October 2020.
Posted on October 20, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to its 8th Annual Disability Rights Conference on 17 and 18 November 2020, which will take place virtually via a Zoom. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Realising the right to health of persons with...
Posted on October 19, 2020
Women’s Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University for Pretoria, in partnership with International Commission of Jurists (Kenya) and Equality Now, conducted a webinar to garner the views of civil society organisations on the draft Shadow Reporting Guidelines they...
Posted on October 19, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is concerned about ongoing police brutality and human rights violations in Nigeria. These violations are in response to demonstrations by Nigerians expressing concerns about gross human rights violations by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF),...
Posted on October 16, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) was honoured to host Emeritus Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Dikgang Moseneke for a discussion on his latest book, All Rise – A Judicial Memoir.
Posted on October 14, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends a warm welcome to Dr Sanele Sibanda who joined the Department of Jurisprudence as a senior lecturer on 1 October 2020.
Posted on October 14, 2020
Dianah Msipa is an expert in the field of disability rights and her specific research interests are in access to justice, legal capacity, sexual and reproductive rights and the right to employment for persons with disabilities. She teaches the African Disability Rights Protection module, which is...
Posted on October 14, 2020
Karabo Ozah, Director of the Centre for Child Law (CCL) in the Department of Private Law in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP), is playing a vital role in urging the South African government to drastically increase their social safety net interventions.
Posted on October 14, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria (UP), in partnership with the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), hosted a three-day workshop on strategic litigation and advocacy for LGBTI+ human rights defenders in Africa
Posted on October 14, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (the Centre) is assessing state compliance with the Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa (the Guidelines) that the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission) adopted during its 61st...
Posted on October 13, 2020
The African Human Rights Law Journal (AHRLJ) in 2020 celebrates 20 years since it first appeared. This milestone was marked with a webinar on 7 October 2020, hosted by the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), based at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The AHRLJ...
Posted on October 08, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to former alumnus and colleague, Judge Albert Hoffmann, who was elected as the President of the United Nations (UN) International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on 2 October 2020 for the term...
Posted on October 08, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Prof Willem Jacobs, Extraordinary Professor in its Department of Public Law and Chief Operating Officer of Barrick Gold, was instrumental in resolving a recent US$190 billion tax dispute in Tanzania.
Posted on October 07, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to Dr Joel Modiri who has been appointed as the Acting Head of its Department of Jurisprudence from 1 October 2020.
Posted on October 06, 2020
The Disability Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the office of the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism hosted a virtual two-day advocacy and human rights skills training.
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