Conferences - Centre for Human Rights

Upcoming Conferences

Third Sino-African Legal Forum “Governing the Digital Future: State Power, Data Flows, and Rights Protection”

30 and 31 July 2026

14th Disability Rights Conference: Equality and non-discrimination: Realising the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa

5 - 6 November 2026

Past Conferences

Celebrating 75 Years of Refugee Protection in Africa and Asserting Human Rights through Direct Access to the African Court

Monday, 27 July 2026 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Conference at University of Pretoria celebrates and critiques African Union human rights jurisprudence

25 - 26 June 2026

Evidence Matters Before Regional Human Rights Courts: The African Court in Critical and Comparative Perspective

11–13 May 2026

Domestic Implementation and Impact of Decisions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

30 September - 1 October 2025

Navigating the complex political landscape of Africa and its impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights

25 - 26 September 2025

The Rule of Law and the Development of the Digital Economy

6 September 2025

8th International Conference on The Right to Development

4 - 6 November 2025

13th Annual Disability Rights Conference

4 - 5 November 2025

Hybrid Conference: Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Justice through Reparations: African-Caribbean Dialogue

The Africa We Want: Sexual and Gender Minority rights in Africa, Climate Change and Corruption

Human Trafficking, Social Media and AI Regulation and Climate Justice

Decriminalisation of Same-Sex Laws and the Eradication of Conversion Practices in Africa

10th Annual Disability Rights in Africa Conference

Virtual Conference: Celebrating 40 years of the African Charter

9th Annual Disability Rights Conference (Online)

Colloquium on overcoming barriers to safe abortion in the African region

7th Annual Disability Rights Conference

UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty in Southern Africa

International conference on forced migration in Africa

International Conference of Information Commissioners

6th Annual Disability Rights in Africa Conference

2nd International Conference on the Right to Development

Regional Perspectives on the Right to Development

The Maputo Protocol and Poverty Alleviation

Ghana Data Protection Conference

Conference on women with disabilities in Africa

Challenges with respect to the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa

Pan-African Conference on Disability Rights in Africa

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