Posted on January 24, 2020
The course examines the international and regional human rights frameworks that guarantee the human rights of women and girls in Africa, with a particular focus on the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (The Maputo Protocol).
Posted on January 22, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a side-event on Civil Society Engagement with the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). This event will be held on the sidelines of the upcoming Alternative Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa.
Posted on January 22, 2020
The year 2019 was quite momentous for us in the Centre for Human Rights, both in the Centre’s capacity as an academic institution and as an NGO.
Posted on January 22, 2020
The African Disability Rights Yearbook (ADRY) is calling for papers for consideration for publication in Section A of the ADRY in 2020. 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...
Posted on January 22, 2020
Registration for the 12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is now open.
Posted on January 17, 2020
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is well-represented at the upcoming Annual Conference of the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa, which will be hosted from 20 to 24 January 2020 in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province. The theme of the conference is ‘Law,...
Posted on January 15, 2020
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria extends hearty congratulations to the following staff members on their recent promotions: Professors Anton Kok (Acting Head of the Department of Jurisprudence) and Philip Stevens (Department of Public Law) to full professors, and Dr Willem...
Posted on January 15, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) law student Khanya Thamae describes himself as introverted, but the moment he steps onto a judo mat, everything changes.
Posted on January 03, 2020
Welcome to the University of Pretoria and congratulations on choosing UP. You’ve made one of the best decisions of your life!
Posted on December 20, 2019
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 Human Rights and Democratisation (HRDA) for the Class of 2021.
Posted on December 19, 2019
The organisers of the Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA) are pleased to announce the call for papers for the Eighth Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA 2020) which will be held in Stellenbosch (South Africa) from Monday 21 September to...
Posted on December 13, 2019
More than 60 students recently graduated with a Master's degree at a graduation ceremony held by the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights on International Human Rights Day at the University’s Aula.
Posted on December 12, 2019
On Saturday, 9 November 2019, the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria hosted its alumni and three of their lecturers, Professor Kobus van Rooyen, Professor Johan Scott and Dr Dirk Kotzé of the LLB Class of 1979.
Posted on December 12, 2019
On 8 December 2019, the Centre for Human Rights hosted its #HRDA20Years Alumni Symposium at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria. The Symposium was part of a number of events recently hosted by the Centre for Human Rights, celebrating 20 years of the existence of its Master’s...
Posted on December 12, 2019
More than seven million children are deprived of liberty worldwide. This is according to the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty that was launched on Monday 9 December 2019.
Posted on December 11, 2019
Retired judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Justice Zak Yacoob was awarded an honorary doctorate at a University of Pretoria Centre for Human Rights graduation ceremony on 10 December, International Human Rights Day.
Posted on December 10, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is proud to announce the winners of this year’s FACES African Student Cellphone Film Competition on 10 December, which is International Human Rights Day. The purpose of the competition is to encourage students from Africa to express...
Posted on December 10, 2019
Justice Albie Sachs, retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, unveiled the gold edition of the Alumni Diaries 2000-2019 at a dinner held at Freedom Park on 8 December 2019 to celebrate 20 years of the Master's programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA).
Posted on December 10, 2019
The Master’s degree graduation ceremony of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is held annually on International Human Rights Day on 10 December. The event will be live streamed on YouTube.
Posted on December 09, 2019
The 2020 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition was officially launched on 6 December 2019, when the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Tawana Kupe, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the three partner universities.
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