Posted on April 06, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master's degree (LLM/MPhil) in Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) for the Class of 2021. The SRRA degree is a unique degree, offered as a blended learning...
Posted on April 02, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master's degree (LLM) in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa (TILA) for the Class of 2021.
Posted on April 01, 2020
Due to the impact of the COVID-19, the oral rounds of the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition will now be held in December 2020, and no longer in July. The Competition will be scheduled around Human Rights Day (10 December), with participating teams and judges traveling to...
Posted on March 31, 2020
Our latest episode on the Africa Rights Talk podcast features Adv Karabo Ozah, Director of the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria
Posted on March 30, 2020
The South African government announced a 21-day lockdown of the country starting on 27 March 2020, as part of measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the national directive, the University of Pretoria took the decision to close down until 16 April 2020. Being based in South Africa,...
Posted on March 27, 2020
The #AfricanMoot2020 Hypothetical Case is now available to download
Posted on March 26, 2020
We live in uncertain times. Around the world, severe measures have been put in place to protect public health and avoid the collapse of health care systems. Many countries are in lock down and international travel has all but ceased. South Africa will be in lock down for 21 days from midnight on...
Posted on March 17, 2020
Centre’s annual short course provides participants with an overview of contemporary issues in disability rights discourse in Africa
Posted on March 13, 2020
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child are pleased to announce the call for papers for the Fourth Volume of the African Human Rights Yearbook (AHRY).
Posted on March 13, 2020
The purpose of national economic reform is to change the structure and overall direction of an economy. Reforms therefore can affect the amount of resources available to a country. They can also affect human rights.
Posted on March 12, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP) through its Advanced Human Rights Courses (AHRC) and the Disability Rights Unit is currently hosting the annual Disability Rights in an African Context course.
Posted on March 10, 2020
From 3 to 4 March 2020 the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) hosted a Joint Workshop of Committees on the 2020 African Union (AU) theme. The AU’s theme for 2020 is Silencing the Guns: Creating a conducive environment for Africa’s development. The theme is intended to ensure that Africa...
Posted on March 10, 2020
You are cordially invited to the Centre for Human Rights Master’s Programmes Welcoming Ceremony. On this occasion, 61 students from 24 African countries will be introduced.
Posted on March 09, 2020
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that UP Faculty of Law alumna Aniel de Beer's book on 'Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens) and the Prohibition of Terrorism' has been selected as the winner of the American Society of International Law...
Posted on March 06, 2020
International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated annually on 8 March, is an opportunity to reflect on the achievement of gender equality in the world, and particularly in Africa.
Posted on March 06, 2020
The Advanced Human Rights Courses (AHRC), in collaboration with the SOGIESC Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), recently hosted the annual short course on Sexual Minority Rights in Africa, from 24 to the 28 February 2020. The course was attended by 58 participants...
Posted on March 06, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection of the Republic of Liberia held a validation meeting of the Republic of Liberia’s state party report.
Posted on March 06, 2020
Registration for the 2020 Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) on 'The future of human rights: Socio-economic rights, equality and development' is now open!
Posted on March 04, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, invites you to a public discussion on the African Union theme of “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020”.
Posted on March 04, 2020
The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that UP Faculty of Law alumna Aniel de Beer's book on 'Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens) and the Prohibition of Terrorism' has been selected as the winner of the American Society of International Law Francis Lieber Prize for best...
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