Prof Charles Fombad 

Licence en Droit(University of Yaounde) LL.M(University of London) PhD(University of London)

Director: Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA)
Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3377
  charles.fombad@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Charles Fombad 

• Zelalem Eshetu Degifie
  “The Militarization of Constitutional Democracy in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia.”
  
  
• Mutiat Abdulsalam
  “The Realization of Right to Education of students with disabilities in Nigerian Universities.”

Prof Magnus Killander

jur kand(Lund) EMA(Padua) LLD(UP)

Academic Coordinator: LLM/MPhil Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA)
Professor of Human Rights Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 5407
  magnus.killander@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Magnus Killander

• Clement Agyemang
  The role of the parliament of Ghana in the promotion and protection of human rights
  
  
• Mr J Buabeng-Baidoo 
  Realising minimum social security rights in Africa: The role of international assistance and cooperation

• Ms Hlengiwe Dube
  Balancing the protection of human rights and public security under mass surveillance: A case study of South Africa
  
  
• Jared Gekombe
  Public procurement and socio-economic rights
  
  
• Ivy Gikonyo
  Mortgaging Africa: Can territory be used as collateral?
  
  
• Ms Mary Izobo
  The role African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in promoting democratic governance in Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya 
  
  
• Ms Barbara Kitui (co-supervisor: Dr Rose Nakayi, Makerere University)
  The land governance architecture and securing women’s land rights in Uganda
  
  
• Henok Ashagrey Kremte 
  Strategic lawsuits against public participation in Ethiopia
  
  
• Ms Lindlyn Moma
  The right to a healthy environment within a just transition to clean energy production
  
  
• Davina Murden (co-supervisor Dr Michelle Maziwisa)
  Improving participatory governance between local government and marginalised communities in cities of South Africa
  
  
• Ms Anita Nyanjong (co-supervisor: Dr Nkatha Murungi)
  Examining the justice paradigms for African feminists in traditional dispute resolution mechanisms: A case study of Nyando Sub-County in Kenya

• Mr Lyndon Nkomo
  The conflict between national security interests and Internet access rights in Zimbabwe
  
  
• Mr Tendai Mbanje
  The role of the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities election observer missions in the advancement of credible electoral processes in Africa

• Ms Nolutando Ncame
  A theory of deference to protect the rights of indigenous people in international adjudication
  
  
• Ms Marystella Simiyu
  Protection of media freedom in the digital age and its impact on elections in Kenya 
  
  
• Molya Vundamina
  Migration policies and their impact on the African continental free trade area

Dr Elvis Fokala

LLB(University of Buea), LLM(UP), PhD(Åbo Akademi University) 

Manager: Children Rights Unit 

+27 (0) 12 420 3587
  elvis.fokala@up.ac.za 

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Dr Elvis Fokala

• Shyreen Chirwa 'Broadening the dice of justice to safeguard the plight of the boy child in the context of defilement in Southern Africa'
• Deborah Ezekiel-Okoh 'Surrogacy and Children's Right to Citizenship: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Nigeria'

Dr Stuart Maslen

LLB (Bristol) LLM (Essex) MSc (Cranfield) PhD (Tilburg)

  stuart.maslen@up.ac.za 

The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Dr Stuart Maslen

• Beryl Orao
  The right of peaceful assembly and the use of force by law enforcement officials in Kenya: Rules and accountability
  
  
• Joe Kilonzo 
  Adherence to international human rights standards in designing and implementation of disarmament demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) interventions in countering violent extremism in Africa

LLB (Moi)  LLM (UP) LLD (UWC)

Assistant Director: Centre for Human Rights
Member: Executive Committee

+27 (0)12 420 4684
  Nkatha.Murungi@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Nkatha Murungi

• Mai Aman
  The role of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advancing children rights in selected African countries
  
  
• Mary Auma
  Enforcement of the right to reasonable accommodation in the employment of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Uganda
  
  
• Susan Mutambasere
  The impact of culture on the realisation of the reproductive rights of married women under the Maputo Protocol: A case study of two districts in Masvingo Province Zimbabwe
  
  
• Kerigo Odada
  Non-consented care as obstetric violence: The effects of power dynamic on the rights of pregnant persons in obstetric care in South Africa
  
  
• Rejoice Katsidzira
  The role of the African Union in ending sexual exploitation and violence against children in Africa
  
  
• Oluwaseyitan Solademi
  Assessing the gender responsiveness and inclusiveness of women in the African Union Framework on counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism
  
  
• Nqobani Nyathi
  Implementing the African regional norms and standards in the administration of juvenile justice: A study of pre-trial procedures in South Africa and Zimbabwe

Prof Charles Ngwena

LLB(Wales) LLM(Wales) LLD(UFS)

Professor of Human Rights Law
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights; Disability Rights; Race and Cultural Studies

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3801
  charles.ngwena@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Charles Ngwena

• Rotondwa Mashige
  An enquiry into the justiciability of elevating menstrual hygiene from a socio-economic right to an inherent right for rural based adolescent girls in Zimbabwe

Dr Thomas Probert

MA M.Phil. Ph.D. (Cantab)

Extra-ordinary Lecturer

  Thomas.Probert@up.ac.za

The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Dr Thomas Probert

• Dumisani Gandhi
  The relationship between body-worn cameras and more accountable or effective policing in South Africa with a critique of deterministic optimism projected from a northern evidence base
  
  
• Lily Oyakhirome
  Protecting the right to life: The role of citizen movements in ensuring police accountability in Africa
  
  
• Claire Adionyi
  Harnessing open-source evidence to enhance accountability for human rights violations in Kenya
  
  
• Stephen Ndhlovu
  Sexual Violence Against Women and the Criminal Justice System’s Response in Malawi
  
  
• Alara Venter
  An analysis of the impact and response to the use of counter-terrorism measures against civil society in Nigeria, Cameroon and Egypt: The nexus between excessive securitisation and shrinking civic space

Prof Frans Viljoen

BLC LLB(UP) LLM(Cantab) MA LLD(UP)

Director: Centre for Human Rights
Executive Committee
Professor of International Human Rights Law

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3228
  frans.viljoen@up.ac.za

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The following students are registered for the LLD at the Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision or co-supervision of Prof Frans Viljoen

• Foluso Adegalu
  The domestic effectiveness of constructive dialogue international human rights monitoring procedures in South Africa
  
  
• Lornah Afoyomungu
  The impact of women's representation on decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
  
  
• Mr AA Ashenafi
  Realising electoral rights in Africa: A refugee rights perspective
  
  
• Bayode Ayo-Ojo (co-supervisor Dr Stuart Maslen)
  The domestic legal incorporation and institutionalisation of the international legal prohibition of torture in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  
  
• Mr L Banda
  Towards non-discrimination on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in Africa: The case of de-crimination in Zambia
  
  
• Janet Gbam (co-supervisor Prof Babatunde Fagbayibo)
  Re-imagining human rights education in law schools at selected English-language African universities: From Eurocentrism to Afrocentrism
  
  
• Brian Kibirango
  Impact of the African human rights system in Uganda
  
  
• Nelson Baiye Mbu
  An African perspective on reparations for harm to indigenous peoples
  
  
• Mr MG Nyarko
  Realisation of socio-economic rights under Ghana’s constitutional framework: Prospects and challenges.