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About

Centre for Human Rights Team

 

Ms Oluwatosin Adegun
Doctoral Candidate; HRDA Tutor


 tosinadegun99@gmail.com

Mr Clement Agyemang
Doctoral Candidate; HRDA Tutor

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
  clement.agyemang@up.ac.za

Ms Razan Ali
Doctoral Candidate; HRDA Alumni Coordinator

 razanofficial96@gmail.com


Ms Victoria Amaechi
Doctoral Candidate;
Assistant: Communication and Advocacy; Intern: AHRI

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3151
 victoria.amaechi@up.ac.za

Ms Mansah Amoah
Project Officer: Advanced Human Rights Courses


  mansah.amoah@up.ac.za


Mr Abiy Ashenafi
Doctoral Candidate;
Manager: Migrants' Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 Abiy.Ashenafi@up.ac.za


Dr Landilani Banda (he/him)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: SOGIESC

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4397
 landilani.banda@up.ac.za

Dr Dorcas Basimanyane
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: IDLU

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6209
 basimanyane.k@up.ac.za


Ms Barbara Can
Doctoral Candidate; HRDA Tutor


 babie.lamara@gmail.com


Mr Samuel Chamboko
Financial Manager


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4132
 Samuel.chamboko@up.ac.za

Dr Lydia Chibwe
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Women's Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4306
  lydia.chibwe@up.ac.za

Ms Rutendo Chinomona
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Manager: LLM/MPhil (SRRA)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4196
 rutendo.chinomona@up.ac.za


Mrs Shyreen Chirwa
Doctoral Candidate; Project Officer: Children's Rights Unit

Tel  +27 (0)65 560 3814
 shyreen.chirwa@up.ac.za

Ms Busi Crafford
Intern: Communication and Advocacy


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5408
 busisiwe.crafford@up.ac.za

Ms Isabeau de Meyer
Publication Manager: African Human Rights Law Journal

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3034
  idemeyer1@gmail.com


Mr Merga Dibaba
Doctoral Candidate: Disability Rights Unit

 merga.dibaba@up.ac.za

Ms Hlengiwe Dube
Doctoral Candidate;
Manager: Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4199
 Hlengiwe.Dube@up.ac.za

Prof Elvis Fokala (he/him)
Manager: Children's Rights Unit

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



Prof Charles Fombad
Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law


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


Ms Ivy Gikonyo
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Officer: Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 ivy.gikonyo@up.ac.za

Ms Lizette Hermann
Manager:
Pretoria University Law Press (PULP)


Tel: +27 (0)72 346 3818
 lizette.hermann@up.ac.za


Prof Christof Heyns
In Memoriam:
10 January 1959 – 28 March 2021

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 6217
 pumeza.matwa@up.ac.za


Dr David Ikpo
Postdoctoral Research Fellow;
Communications and Advocacy Officer

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5408
 david.ikpo@up.ac.za


Ms Yumba Kakhobwe
Doctoral Candidate; Researcher



 yumba.kakhobwe@up.ac.za

Mr Brian Kibirango
Doctoral Candidate;
Manager: Litigation and Implementation Unit

Tel: +27 (0)68 031 8715
 brian.kibirango@up.ac.za

Prof Magnus Killander
Academic Coordinator:
LLM/MPhil (HRDA)

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

Mr Simphiwe Khumalo
Acting Manager:
Communications and Advocacy

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5408
 simphiwe.khumalo@up.ac.za


Ms Bianca Knight
Project Officer:
Women's Right Unit

Tel  +27 (0)12 420 4306
  bianca.knight@up.ac.za

Mr Henok Kremte
Doctoral Candidate; HRDA Tutor;
Project Officer: Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3180
 henok.kremte@up.ac.za

Ms Sheryl Kunaka
Clooney Foundation Fellow

 sheryl.kunaka@up.ac.za



Mr Lloyd Kuveya
Assistant Director

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 lloyd.kuveya@up.ac.za

Ms Matilda Lasseko-Phooko
Manager: Women's Rights Unit

Tel  +27 (0)12 420 4306
 matilda.lasseko-phooko@up.ac.za


Ms Emily Laubscher
Assistant Financial Manager

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4628
 emily.laubscher@up.ac.za


Mr Sydney Madhlophe
Assistant: Pretoria University Law Press (PULP)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4948
 pulp@up.ac.za


Ms Sabeeha Majid
Project Officer: Disability Rights Unit


Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6345
 sabeeha.majid@up.ac.za

Ms Bonolo Makgale
Project Manager: Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4199
 bonolo.makgale@up.ac.za


Ms Rotondwa Mashige
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Officer: Childrens' Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5214
 Rotondwa.mashige@up.ac.za

Ms Mmanoko Masipa
Intern: Children's Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6703
 mmanoko.masipa@up.ac.za

Dr Michelle Maziwisa
Programme Manager: LLM (HRDA)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6703
 michelle.maziwisa@up.ac.za


Mr Tendai Mbanje
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Officer: Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit

 mbanje.tendai@up.ac.za

Mr Tapiwa Mhuru
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Coordinator: Nelson Mandela World Moot Court Competition

 tapiwa.mhuru@up.ac.za


Mr Ntandoenkosi Moyo
Doctoral Candidate;
Programme Coordinator: LLM (HRDA)

 ntandoewill@gmail.com


Ms Naledi Mpanza (she/her)
Doctoral Candidate;
LGBTQIA+ Officer

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3151
 naledi.mpanza@up.ac.za

Dr Dianah Msipa (she/her)
Manager: Disability Rights

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 6398
 dianah.msipa@up.ac.za

Ms Davina Murden
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Assistant: Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Competition

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 davina.murden@up.ac.za

Ms Tatenda Mushaikwa
Academic Assistant: LLM (MDHR)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 tatenda.mushaikwa@up.ac.za

Prof Nkatha Murungi
Acting Director

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

Dr Satang Nabaneh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Sexual and Reproductive Rights

 satang.nabaneh@up.ac.za


Dr Tinyiko Ngobeni
Programme Manager: LLM (TILA)

 tinyiko.ngobeni@up.ac.za

Prof Charles Ngwena
Professor of Human Rights Law

  charles.ngwena@up.ac.za

Dr Sindiso Nkomo
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Sexual and Reproductive Rights

 sindiso.nkomo@up.ac.za


Mr Nqobani Nyathi (he/him)
Doctoral Candidate: Children's Rights Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3587
 nqobani.nyathi@up.ac.za

Ms Maryanne Obiagbaoso
Doctoral Candidate: Sexual Reproductive Rights in Africa

 maryanne.obiagbaoso@up.ac.za

Ms Lourika Pienaar
Webmaster

Tel: +27 (0)82 383 9744
 lourika.pienaar@up.ac.za

Ms Sarita Pienaar-Erasmus
Assistant Financial Manager

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4200
 sarita.pienaar-erasmus@up.ac.za

Mr Ahmed Sayaad
Project Coordinator: African Human Rights Moot Court

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4841
 yusuf.sayaad@up.ac.za

Dr Johannes Socher
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: ICLA

  johannes.socher@up.ac.za



Ms Oluwaseyitan Solademi-Ibrahim
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Officer: Women's Rights Unit

 oluwaseyitan.solademi@up.ac.za

Adv Tamika Thumbiran
Litigation Head

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 Tamika.Thumbiran@up.ac.za

Mx Chanel van der Linde
Project Officer: SOGIESC Unit

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3151
 ch.vanderlinde@up.ac.za



Ms Ruth Versfeld
Project Officer and Litigation Assistant

 Ruth.Versfeld@up.ac.za




Ms Carole Viljoen
Office Manager

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 carole.viljoen@up.ac.za



Prof Frans Viljoen
Professor of International Human Rights Law

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

Ms Danielle Visser
Doctoral Candidate;
Project Officer: LLM/MPhil (SRRA)

Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3810
 danielle.visser@up.ac.za

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