Posted on April 30, 2019
In April 2019, the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law Jessup Team represented South Africa at the International Rounds of the Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C. The team had won the South African National Rounds held in Johannesburg in...
Posted on April 29, 2019
On Sunday 28 April 2019, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA), Commissioner Lucy Asaugbor hosted a panel discussion on State Reporting Obligations and Guidelines to Reporting under the Maputo Protocol which the Centre participated in during the 64th ordinary session of...
Posted on April 25, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa and the Center for Human Rights Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA have entered into a strategic partnership with the sole purpose of embarking on joint projects and academic activities that will foster human...
Posted on April 25, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with Living Stories & Memories, hosted a seminar on the legality of South Africa’s foreign policy towards the Republic of China (ROC)-Taiwan. The discussion centered on understanding the complexities of the policy...
Posted on April 24, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce the graduation of its first two candidates in the MPhil in Extractive Industry Policy, Management and Regulation Programme since its inception in February 2018. The Extractive Industries Law in Africa Unit (EILA), hosted by...
Posted on April 23, 2019
This book project seeks to examine, clarify and unpack the nature, scope and practical implications of emerging business and human rights norms in international law. The project will create a platform for stakeholders, especially academics, corporate lawyers, and non-lawyers in business, economic...
Posted on April 20, 2019
Martin Wierzbicki, a recent MSc graduate from the University of Pretoria (UP), is one of three global winners of the 2018-2019 Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award. The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) recently named Martin one of three winners, along with...
Posted on April 18, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with Living Stories & Memories, cordially invites you to a Seminar on legality and South Africa’s foreign policy towards ROC-Taiwan.
Posted on April 17, 2019
Three members of the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria recently presented papers at an international conference in Singapore - the INSOL International Academics' Colloquium which took place at the beginning of April 2019. This Colloquium creates an...
Posted on April 16, 2019
On the evening of 3 April 2019, the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, with its loyal donors and sponsors, celebrated the academic achievements of law students from the 2018 academic year. BCom Law, BA Law, LLB and Master’s students were recognised for their outstanding academic...
Posted on April 13, 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 May Ordinary Session in Midrand, South Africa.
Posted on April 11, 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 Sexual Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) for the Class of 2020. This two-year programme is offered as a blended learning course comprising of...
Posted on April 10, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, participated in the Media and Elections Regional Meeting (Southern Africa) which was organised by the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe in Johannesburg. The meeting was aimed at sharing lessons and experiences of the media’s role during elections in Southern Africa,...
Posted on April 10, 2019
The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, Commissioner Lawrence Mute, undertook an advocacy visit to Nigeria from 24 to 27 September 2018 to raise awareness on article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights which establishes the...
Posted on April 10, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, participated in a consultative meeting with United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Voule, in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 and 22 February 2019.
Posted on April 07, 2019
Africa Rights Talk is a Centre for Human Rights podcast exploring human rights through conversations with academics, practitioners and activists.
Posted on April 05, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Ann Skelton, the UNESCO Chair in Education Law in Africa, situated in the Faculty of Law, has played an integral role in the compilation of the Abidjan Principles, which were officially released recently.
Posted on April 04, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, recently launched an online repository containing domestic laws on the use of force by law enforcement officials worldwide. This valuable resource now covers the laws of 200 countries worldwide.
Posted on April 03, 2019
On 3 April 2019, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with Sandblast-Arts, Defense Forum Foundation, Africa Solidarity for Sahrawi, Western Sahara Campaign and Western Sahara Action Forum, hosted a debriefing on the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western...
Posted on April 01, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and the University of Botswana, Gaborone are pleased to announce a one-day conference on protecting persons forcibly displaced in Africa and hereby invite proposals for papers. The conference will be held as part of the 28th African Human...
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