Research Assistant, Disability Rights Unit

LLB (UNISA)

Tel  +27 (0)12 420 3072
Fax +27 (0)86 580 5743 
tariro.rufetu@up.ac.za

Mrs Tariro Rufetu is a Research Assistant in the Disability Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. Tariro holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from University of South Africa (UNISA) Tariro is passionate about human rights and is working on developing her expertise in human rights in Africa through her work at the Centre for Human Rights.

Tariro has been actively involved in the work done by the Centre for Human Rights, most particularly, within the Disability Rights Unit. Tariro is currently part of a team working with the National Task Force for Persons with Albinism, who is drafting a national action plan on persons with albinism in South Africa. Tariro has been involved in access to justice for persons with disabilities trainings of justice personnel in South Africa and Botswana. She also does presentations on behalf of the Centre for Human Rights on issues related to disability rights in Africa.