Short Course on Disability Rights highlight need to advance disability rights and to address implementation gap in Africa

Posted on March 24, 2017

Reflections by a participant of the Disability Rights in an African Context short course hosted by the Centre for Human Rights from the 13-17 March 2017

Call for papers: Conference on "The rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa: Promises, progress, pitfalls and prospects"

Posted on March 22, 2017

The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa are organising a conference on the theme, “The rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa:...

Centre for Human Rights expresses serious concern over human rights situation in Cameroon

Posted on March 08, 2017

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon (English-speaking Cameroon), including reported arbitrary arrests, abductions, extra-judicial killings,...

FACES 2017: African Student Cellphone Film Competition

Posted on March 08, 2017

Students from all countries in Africa are invited to participate in the FACES 2017: African student cellphone film competition. The Competition is part of the 26th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, due to be held in Mauritius from 18 - 23 September 2017. The winning entries will be...

Centre for Human Rights calls for extension of due date for submissions on ICC withdrawal

Posted on March 03, 2017

Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria calls for extension of due date for submissions on ICC withdrawal.

Joint Statement by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Resources Centre: Court judgment on ICC withdrawal should be followed by broad consultative process

Posted on February 24, 2017

The Centre for Human Rights (CHR), Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, welcomes today’s judgment of the Full Bench of Gauteng Division, Pretoria, in the matter of Democratic Alliance v Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and Others (case no. 83145/16). The CHR,...

Free legal advice from the SOGIE Unit

Posted on December 06, 2016

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria recently established a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Unit. Have you or someone you know suffered discrimination, hate speech or harassment? We will help you for FREE!

African Human Rights Court celebrates 10 years at Centre for Human Rights

Posted on August 11, 2016

Justice Bernard Ngoepe, the first and as yet only South African to have served as a Judge on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Human Rights Court), recently lamented the lack of knowledge, awareness and interest among South African lawyers, and the public more...