Centre for Human Rights supports campaign against IAAF regulations against hyper-androgenic women

Posted on March 01, 2019

The Centre for Human Rights (the Centre), University of Pretoria, fully supports the campaign by the South African Department of Sports and Recreation, against the enforcement of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations against hyper-androgenic women in sports.

Civil Society Organisations round-table forum on Civil Society Experiences on working with the African Union

Posted on October 29, 2018

The Democracy and Transparency Unit of the Centre hosted an East African Civil Society round-table forum in Kigali, Rwanda at the sidelines of a session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP).

Conference on 'Eligibility to participate in women's sport'

Posted on October 12, 2018

Sport and Recreation South Africa, in collaboration with the Department of Private Law and the Centre for Sports Law in Africa in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria cordially invite interested parties to a conference on 'Eligibility to participate in women's sport' from 11 to 12 October...

Prof Steve Cornelius appointed as member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal

Posted on November 30, 2017

Prof Steve Cornelius, Head of the Department of Private Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed by the Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as a member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal.

Capacity Building for Senior Government Officials of the African Union on Disability Mainstreaming, Coordination and Financing

Posted on September 29, 2017

The Disability Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, conducted a training course on disability mainstreaming, coordination, financing and implementation for senior government officials of the Africa Union member states and focal persons from the African Union...

Ratification of the Maputo Protocol by Mauritius: Reflections, Expectations and Next Steps

Posted on September 28, 2017

Mauritius ratified (with reservations) the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) in June 2017.

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellow, International Development Law Unit, Centre for Human Rights

Posted on September 13, 2017

The following vacancy is available: Job Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow, International Development Law Unit Reports to: SARChI Chair, Prof Danny Bradlow Date of commencement: 1 January 2018 Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Invitation to the 5th Disability Rights Conference (7 - 8 November 2017)

Posted on September 08, 2017

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria cordially invites you to a conference on advancing the right to access to justice and legal capacity for persons with disabilities in Africa which will be presented from 7 to 8 November 2017.