Posted on October 01, 2019
At a memorable advocacy meeting organised by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and HelpAge International, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ms...
Posted on October 01, 2019
The Advanced Human Rights Course on Indigenous People’s Rights in Africa was held at the University of Pretoria from 23 to 27 September 2019.
Posted on October 01, 2019
This October, the University Social Responsibility campaign will be launched. The campaign aims to raise awareness on the University of Pretoria’s (UP) impact on communities through our social responsiveness and social responsibility initiatives.
Posted on October 01, 2019
Africa is a continent on the rise, a place where economic performance has proved resilient despite turbulent international events. But Africa is also a continent of contradictions and complexity.
Posted on October 01, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Student Counselling Unit (SCU) will roll out mental health and wellness campaigns throughout the month of October. These campaigns are aimed at reaching a wider population and educating them about their well-being and how they can make themselves resilient and...
Posted on October 01, 2019
Professors Monray Marsellus Botha and Professor Annelize Nienaber, Heads of the Departments of Mercantile Law and Public Law respectively in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, recently successfully completed an Academic Leadership Programme at the Gordon Institute of Business...
Posted on September 30, 2019
The vice-chancellors of the universities of Pretoria, Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand have agreed to explore opportunities for establishing a globally competitive research collaborative in Gauteng.
Posted on September 30, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, welcomed Ms Ikponwosa Ero, the UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Rights of Persons with Albinism to UP, during her country visit to South Africa.
Posted on September 30, 2019
The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter) is a powerful human rights response to violations and occurrences across the continent. Such human rights violations include the outbreaks of conflicts and civil wars in countries such as Liberia. The Republic of Liberia...
Posted on September 27, 2019
Our university years have often been said to be some of the ‘best years of our lives’. Like any great adventure, however, it must come to an end.
Posted on September 25, 2019
ICLA and the Centre for Human Rights are delighted to announce the launch of their new global online repository of laws on the right of peaceful assembly.
Posted on September 25, 2019
On 17 and 18 September 2019, the Disability Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Namibian Office of the Ombudsman, hosted a training in Namibia on the right to participation in political and public life for persons with disabilities.
Posted on September 23, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), cordially invite you to a Civil Society Forum, to be held on the sidelines of the upcoming PAP October Ordinary Session in Midrand, South Africa.
Posted on September 23, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), cordially invites you to an anti-discrimination week dialogue. The theme of the event is on xenophobia, nationality and equality in South Africa.
Posted on September 23, 2019
The South African Human Rights Commission and the South African Police Service, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, cordially invite you to the first annual Human Rights and Policing Lecture entitled “Our Heritage: Dignity in Democracy”.
Posted on September 20, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a two-day training on access to justice for persons with disabilities in Okahanja, Namibia from 18 to 19 September 2019.
Posted on September 18, 2019
The seventh African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG 2019) took place on 3-9 September 2019. With a track record of producing unique cohorts of internet governance specialists for the continent and beyond, it sets itself apart by building synergies and interpersonal professional...
Posted on September 18, 2019
As the World Commemorated World Democracy Day on 15 September 2019, the Centre for Human Rights reflects on the wobbly democracy trajectory on the African continent and reiterate on the observation by the late Kofi Annan that: “no one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy....
Posted on September 18, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is seeking a Post-doctoral Fellow in the International Development Law Unit. The deadline for applications is 15 October 2019.
Posted on September 18, 2019
You are cordially invited to attend two public lectures at STIAS organised as part of the Seventh Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa, (SASCA 2019), 18-20 September 2019
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