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.
Posted on December 09, 2019
On Monday, 2 December 2019, the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria (UP) had the privilege of celebrating the contributions of three legends ― Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and Chris Nagel, with combined expertise experience of approximately...
Posted on December 05, 2019
The Women’s Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, has intensified its call for the ratification of the Protocol to African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa (Older Persons Protocol) through a series of advocacy...
Posted on December 04, 2019
As South Africa commemorated World Aids Day on December 1, the country pledged to renew, rejuvenate and recommit itself to the fight to end HIV. There are nascent plans and frameworks in place, such as the national strategic plan on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis...
Posted on December 02, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Dr Joel Modiri in its Department of Jurisprudence has been invited by the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-discrimination Branch of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights to address the 17th...
Posted on December 02, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria announces with pride that its 2019 Pretoria Student Law Review (PSLR) is available online.
Posted on November 29, 2019
Amnesty’s Digital Verification Corps, in partnership with the University of Essex and five other global universities, which includes the University of Pretoria through its Centre for Human Rights, has been awarded the 2019 Times Higher Education award for international collaboration.
Posted on November 28, 2019
The Maputo Protocol drafting workshop is the third phase in a series of the Centre’s engagements in assisting Liberia to fulfill its reporting obligations to the African Commission. The main objective of the Maputo Protocol drafting workshop was to provide the requisite technical support as...
Posted on November 28, 2019
On 26 November 2019, WITNESS and the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosted an expert meeting in Pretoria, South Africa. The workshop was on the emerging threats posed by deepfakes and other forms of AI-enabled synthetic media.
Posted on November 27, 2019
On Thursday 21 November 2019 Pro-Bono.Org hosted their annual awards evening at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg, at which event UP Law Clinic student Jarrod van der Heever was announced the winner of the 2019 Pro-Bono.org Award.
Posted on November 26, 2019
The Global Campus International Conference will take place on 9 December 2019 at the seat of the Global Campus Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The focus of this conference is on how to effectively implement the recommendations of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of...
Posted on November 26, 2019
As the Centre for Human Rights, we raise our voices to say indeed enough is enough; it is time to end all forms of violence against women and gender-based violence all over the world.
Posted on November 26, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, calls for applications for a full-time doctoral scholarship in the field of disability rights. The successful candidate will be based within the Centre and will be expected to contribute to the work of the Centre’s...
Posted on November 25, 2019
On 22 and 23 November 2019, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), held a leadership colloquium at the Sanlam Auditorium on the UP Hatfield Campus.
Posted on November 25, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria joins the world to mark the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence for 2019. As the Centre for Human Rights, we raise our voices to say indeed enough is enough; it is time to end all forms of violence against women and...
Posted on November 25, 2019
Now, with an alumni strength of 537 and counting, HRDA has become a beacon of hope for human rights development in Africa and in the world. The original mandate of HRDA to strengthen human rights debate on the continent has been largely achieved in the last twenty years with its alumni spread in...
Posted on November 21, 2019
The African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) is a coalition of 123 African organisations addressing corporate-related human rights infringements on the African continent. The theme of the 2019 General Assembly (GA) meeting was “Impacts, Opportunities and Accountability in the...
Posted on November 19, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to its Master’s degree graduation ceremony. This graduation coincides annually with International Human Rights Day on 10 December.
Posted on November 19, 2019
The conference brought together more than 250 scholars, activists, lawyers and policymakers from across the African continent to develop responses for realising the human right of persons with disabilities to live in the community in the African region.
Posted on November 18, 2019
South Africa has a history of violence and intolerance towards fellow Africans. Fast forward 25 years and not much has changed in the era of human rights and democracy.
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