Course date: 10 - 14 September 2012 Apply for this course The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, will host a one-week intensive short course on indigenous peoples' rights  from 10 to 14 September 2012. Venue: Graduate Centre, University of Pretoria Main Campus

Programme: 2011

• Download the progarmme for this course

Photos: 2011

About the course: 2011

The objectives of this one-week course is to strengthen knowledge and capacity-building on indigenous peoples’ rights; to ensure better understanding of indigenous peoples’ plight and rights among members of ‘mainstream NGOs’ and government officials, to stimulate the introduction of indigenous peoples’ rights into the curriculum of law schools on the African continent. In the process, the concept of indigenous people will also be critically examined.

Topics for this course include the following:

• Indigenous peoples’ : definition and conceptual issues
• Recognition and identification of indigenous peoples’
• Regional perspectives: Africa, Europe and Americas
• Non- state actors in indigenous peoples’ communities
• Self management, consultation and participation
• Access to Justice
• Culture, language and education
• Indigenous peoples’ socio-economic rights; including land, environment and natural resources
• Indigenous children