The Centre for Human Rights, in partnership with the Centre for Child Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria hosted the 2026 Advanced Human Rights Course on the Rights of Children in Africa, bringing together over 30 participants from diverse countries and professional backgrounds. The course was hosted in a hybrid format.
The Global Campus of Human Rights has released a new publication highlighting how children and young people across multiple regions are shaping human rights work through the Global Campus Child Leadership Team (CLT) and Youth Advisory Group (YAG).
From 13- 16 April 2026, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty og Law, University of Pretoria, participated in the 28th meeting of the Civil Society Organisations Forum on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (CSO Forum), held in Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho. The Forum took place ahead of the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), taking place on 17 to 25 April 2026.
The Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN), The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), welcomes the decision issued on 23rd of April 2026 by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) regarding the Child Witchcraft Accusations in Nigeria under Communication No: 0017/Com/001/2021.
By Belinda Matore, an LLD candidate and project officer at the Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria
Images of children participating in sport are widespread across social media, club websites, newsletters and broadcasts. While such images celebrate achievement and community, they also expose minors to risks such as exploitation, cyberbullying, identity theft and digital permanence. In South Africa, legal protection for children’s images arises from the Constitution, common law personality rights and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). Yet these frameworks only partially address how children’s images intersect with safeguarding in digital environments.
