CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NEWSLETTER - June 2011
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Welcome to the June 2011 newsletter of the Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. For more news from the Centre for Human Rights, "like" our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter!
| Call for Applications: LLM (Human Rights & Democratisation in Africa) | |
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The LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa is a unique programme to which 30 individuals from African countries with a good law degree and preferably experience in the field of human rights are admitted. Individuals from all African countries are invited to apply for admission to study for this prestigious LLM at the Centre for Human Rights. |
| Conference on Multi- and Inter-Disciplinary Human Rights in Africa | |
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On 2 - 3 June 2001 the Centre hosted a two-day conference on Multi- and Inter-Disciplinary Human Rights in Africa, organised and co-chaired by Prof Frans Viljoen, and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Prof Richard Maiman. The purpose of the conference was to showcase scholarship on human rights using perspectives other than the dominant legal paradigm. |
| Prof Frans Viljoen's Inaugural Address: Contemporary challenges to human rights and the role of human rights education | |
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'Human rights' has been proclaimed as the 'idea of our time'. Two of the landmarks in its steady progress have been the 50-year celebration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008, and the 30-year commemoration of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights this year. |
| Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) - Latest publications | |
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The following publications have recently been published by PULP and are available on the PULP website (to download for free):
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| Advanced Human Rights Courses: Indigenous Peoples' Rights | |
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The Advanced Human Rights Courses (AHRC) consist of a series of intensive advanced short courses of one week, covering aspects of human rights. The AHRC is presented by the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria. The next course to be presented is the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Course from 12 - 16 September 2011. |
| Public lecture by EU Ambassador Roeland van de Geer | |
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The Centre held a public lecture on the 1st of June 2011 which was presented by the European Union (EU) Ambassador Mr Roeland van de Geer. His lecture was titled 'Is Peace possible in the Great Lakes Region?' The evening formed part of a project which focuses on South Africa's human rights and foreign policy. |
| Election Observer Team Report | |
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The Centre for Human Rights (CHR), Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa deployed an Election Observer Team to observe the South African Local Government Elections (LGE), which were held on the 18 May 2011.This is the Team's assessment of the municipal elections. |
| Introductory Consultation on the Draft Model Law for AU Member States on Access to Information, 29 April, Banjul, The Gambia | |
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The Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, held a public consultation on the Draft Model Law for AU Member States on Access to Information in Africa on 29 April 2011, during the 49th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, The Gambia. |
| Centre for Human Rights celebrate its 25th anniversary | |
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On Saturday 7 May 2011, the Centre for Human Rights Commemorated its 25th anniversary in an informal lunch for current and former staff members and their families at the Pretoria Country Club.It was a fabulously festive event with over 150 guests including staff, board members, friends and institutional supporters of the Centre from all over South Africa. |
| Pretoria Civil Society Consultation on UN Human Rights Treaty Reform hosted by the Centre for Human Rights | |
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The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, together with the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, hosted a consultation of civil society organisations from around the world, to reflect on the strengthening of the UN human rights treaty bodies. |
| Expert Workshop: Giving effect to the law on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Southern Africa | |
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The workshop, held on 13 and 14 June 2011 at the Centre for Human Rights, was attended by experts from the Attorneys-General's Chambers and national prosecution authorities in the SADC region. In addition, an expert from the International Criminal Court participated in the workshop. |
| LLM in Public International Law offers new specialisation | |
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The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa in collaboration with the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria is calling for applications to its LLM in Public International Law. Application deadline: 30 August (foreign citizens); 30 November (South African citizens) |
| Three part-time OSISA sponsored scholarships to citizens of SADC countries (excluding South Africa) for doctoral studies in the field of comparative constitutional law | |
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The Faculty of Law at UP is offering three part-time, OSISA sponsored scholarships to citizens of SADC countries (excluding South Africa) for doctoral studies in the field of comparative constitutional law. Successful candidates must produce an LLD thesis, one country report for the Oxford Constitutions Online, and one article in an accredited journal during the three year study period. |
| Advocating for A Gender Perspective: Volume 4 | |
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The recent 'Economic Report on Africa 2011: Governing development in Africa – the role of the State in economic transformation', by the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union reiterates the need for a common approaches to development in Africa. In particular, a case is made for the central role that states should play in defining policy and strategy; and a call for developmental states is made. |
| Latest News | |
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| Human Rights Opportunties | |
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