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The 10th edition of the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is currently holding at the human rights capital of the world – Geneva, Switzerland. The 39 teams that are competing this year at the Palais des Nations made it after an initial round of regional contest across the 5 UN regions. Brazil has six universities at this year’s World moot which is the largest number from any country. India is next with 4 universities. While Kenya and Ukraine have 3 universities each.

This year’s moot is especially significant because not only does it mark the tenth year of the competition, it also coincides with the centenary celebration of the great Nelson Mandela – the man whom the moot is named after.

This year’s moot is especially significant because not only does it mark the tenth year of the competition, it also coincides with the centenary celebration of the great Nelson Mandela – the man whom the moot is named after.

During the opening ceremony, which was held on Monday 16 July 2018, participants had the opportunity of listening to and interacting with diplomats at the UN, some of who include:

  1. H.E. Ambassador Francois Xavier Ngarambe, Vice President of the UN Human Rights Council;
  2. Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Maxakato-Diseko - South Africa’s permanent representative to UN Headquarters Geneva;
  3. Mr Gianni Magazzeni, Chief of the UPR Branch at the OHCHR; and
  4. Prof Christof Heyns, Member of the UN Human Rights Committee

The competition, which is referred to as the Olympic Games of Human Rights will hold preliminary rounds between 17 – 18 July 2018 during which students will prove their mettle before international human rights law experts, with the hopes of securing a spot in the Semi-Finals.

 

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