LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE AND CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS V UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (The reproductive rights case)
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law University of Pretoria would like to invite you to the 4th edition of its case discussion series on decisions of African human rights bodies.
The 4th edition of the case discussion series will feature the decision of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in the case of Legal and Human Rights Centre & Centre for Reproductive Rights v United Republic of Tanzania (The reproductive rights case).
The case discussion series provides a platform for stakeholders to engage on normative and jurisprudential contributions of recent decisions of African human rights bodies, as well as the strategies to enhance the implementation of the decisions.
Event details
Date: Friday, 21 July 2023
Time: 11:00-13:00 SAST
Venue: Online (Webinar)
Programme of events
Moderator:
Ruth Versfeld
Project Officer, Litigation and Implementation Unit, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
1. Opening remarks and overview of CHR case discussion series
Foluso Adegalu
Programme Manager, Litigation and Implementation Unit, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
2. Panel Presentations:
a. Fulgence Massawe and Prudence Mutiso
Fulgence Massawe, Director of Advocacy and Reforms, Legal and Human Rights Centre, Tanzania
Prudence Mutiso, Senior Legal Advisor for Africa, Centre for Reproductive Rights, Kenya (Applicants in the case)
b. Adiam Tshige
Technical Expert, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
c. Prof Nkatha Murungi
Assistant Director, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
3. Questions and answers
Moderator
4. Recap by panelists
5. Concluding remarks
Rutendo Chinomona
Programme Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
