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The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is an internationally recognised university-based institution combining academic excellence and effective activism to advance human rights, particularly in Africa. It aims to contribute to advancing human rights, through education, research and advocacy. African Moot 2020 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition concludes with first-ever virtual final won by combined team of Makerere and Pretoria Read more Invitation High Level Panel of Experts on Internal Displacement and the African Union Theme of 2020 (Silencing the Guns): Preventing conflict and forced displacement in Africa Read more African Human Rights Policy Paper 2 The Centre and the Asser Institute are proud to announce the publication of the second paper in the African Human Rights Policy Papers series. Read more Maputo Protocol Virtual Meeting: Assessment of the status of implementation of the Maputo Protocol and submission of state reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Read more Congratulations Prof Ngwena! Professor Charles Ngwena awarded University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Scholarly Books for Pretoria University Law Press book Read more #AfricanMoot2020 Finalists of African Human Right Moot Court Competition announced after first semi-finals Read more 8th Disability Rights Conference The conference highlighted the need for remedial action to realise the right to health of persons with disabilities. Read more Centre for Human Rights calls for release of Egyptian human rights defenders 23 November 2020 The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is alarmed by the arrest and detention of three human rights defenders by Egyptian authorities last week, marking a troubling escalation in an ongoing campaign of harassment and intimidation that has thus far failed to silence various organisations dedicated to defending fundamental human rights in the country. Read more Press Statement (23 November 2020) Catastrophic global failure to protect the rights of persons with disabilities highlighted in critical report 22 October 2020 The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is part of a coalition of seven global disability rights organisations that have called for urgent action by States and the international community to halt the catastrophic failure to protect the lives, health, and rights of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more Press Statement (22 October 2020) Centre for Human Rights calls for complete police reform and justice for victims of police brutality in Nigeria 19 October 2020 The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is concerned about ongoing police brutality and human rights violations in Nigeria. Read more Press Statement (19 October 2020) 29 September 2020 This year's Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition saw 44 teams (39 English-language and 5 Spanish-language teams) participating for the coveted eight quarter-finalists positions places. Read more Press Statement (29 September 2020) Centre for Human Rights condemns recent march against foreign nationals in South Africa 23 September 2020 The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is distressed by the march on 23 September 2020 against foreign nationals in the City of Tshwane (#PutSouthAfricansFirst). Read more Press Statement (23 September 2020) Centre for Human Rights calls for release of Egyptian human rights defenders Press Statement (23 November 2020) Catastrophic global failure to protect the rights of persons with disabilities highlighted in critical report Press Statement (22 October 2020) Centre for Human Rights calls for complete police reform and justice for victims of police brutality in Nigeria Press Statement (19 October 2020) Centre for Human Rights condemns recent march against foreign nationals in South Africa Press Statement (23 September 2020) HRDA LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa The LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa is a prestigious one-year intensive course where 25-30 exceptional individuals spend 6 months in Pretoria and 6 months at one of the 13 partner universities all over Africa. Read more TILA LLM (International Trade and Investment Law in Africa) The LLM degree in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa is a higher education and training programme based in, and focused on, Africa with full exposure to the international world of trade and investment. Read more SRRA LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) The Master's degree (LLM/MPhil) in Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa is a two-year programme that is offered as a blended learning course comprising of online interaction and residential block-weeks in Pretoria. Read more MHR LLM/MPhil (Multidisciplinary Human Rights) The LLM/MPhil degree in Multidisciplinary Human Rights gives students from various disciplines the opportunity to engage with human rights issues from a number of perspectives. This programme is for lawyers and non-lawyers. Read more DRIA LLM/MPhil (Disability Rights in Africa) The two-year programme is offered as a hybrid teaching approach comprising online interaction and residential face-to-face weeks in Pretoria. Two face-to-face sessions will be scheduled every year. The first face-to-face session is in December 2018. Read more The Centre presents annually a number of short courses, two moot court competitions and a conference: AHRC Advanced Human Rights Courses The Advanced Human Rights Courses (AHRC) programme consists of annual advanced short courses dealing with issues pertinent to human rights, development and good governance in Africa. Read more AHRMCC African Human Rights Moot Court Competition The annual African Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the largest gathering of students, academics and judges around the theme of human rights in Africa. Read more NMWMCC Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is an annual event and is open to both undergraduate and master's degree law students. Read more Conferences Annual Conference The Disability Rights Unit at Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosts an annual conference on disability rights in an African context during the first week of November. Read more Overview of our Units The Centre for Human Rights hosts a number of Research Units whose main objectives are to do research in their prospective fields. Most Units have a short course, a clinical group and a resource database linked to the Unit. Focus areas include freedom of expression and access to information, business and human rights, children's rights, disability rights, women's rights, litigation, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics and Freedom from Violence. Overview of our Units IDLU International Development Law Unit The International Development Law Unit (IDLU) presents the LLM (International Trade and Investment Law in Africa) and its mission is to conduct and promote policy-oriented legal research on international development law topics. Read more ICLA Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) aims to become a first port of call for those who wish to engage in legal research and legal reform in Africa involving comparative or international law at the advanced level. Read more UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education In 2006, the Centre for Human Rights was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education, with particular recognition for the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition and the LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education African Union Human Rights Prize In 2012, the Centre for Human Rights was awarded the 2012 African Union Human Rights Prize, in recognition of the Centre's contribution to the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. 2012 African Union Human Rights Prize The Centre is an academic department and NGO at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria

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