On 28 January 2021, the Centre for Human Rights in collaboration with the Council of Europe, hosted an online event to commemorate Data Protection Day 2021.

On 19 January 2021, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN), hosted the Southern Africa Regional Sessions of the Virtual Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

On 19 January 2021, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN), hosted the Southern Africa Regional Sessions of the Virtual Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

On 16 December 20202, the Centre for Human Rights and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a global webinar on peaceful (and not so peaceful) assemblies: A fresh look at the international standards.

On 8 December 20202, the Centre for Human Rights hosted a High Level Panel of Experts on Internal Displacement and the African Union Theme of 2020 (Silencing the Guns)

On 2 December 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosted a webinar to assess the status of implementation of the Maputo Protocol and submission of state reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

On 26 November 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Democracy Development Program (DDP), under the umbrella of the established Pan-African Parliament (PAP) CSO forum, hosted a dialogue to engage young Africans on matters related to Africa’s politics and development and the workings of the PAP in particular.

On 17 and 18 November 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosted its 8th Annual Disability Rights Conference , which took place virtually via Zoom. The theme of the conference is ‘Realising the right to health of persons with disabilities in Africa’.

On 12 November 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with Amnesty International, African Court Coalition, Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), Coalition for the Independence of the African Commission (CIAC) and Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), held a webinar for reflection on the current state of the African human rights system and the role of key stakeholders in strengthening and supporting the regional human rights bodies.

On 4 and 5 November 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, hosted a virtual conference. The theme of the conference is ‘Elections and COVID-19: Harnessing the pandemic to improve elections.’ The conference is organised by the Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit and the Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights. The conference was attended by academics, policymakers, practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders with a keen interest in democracy and elections, information technology and human rights law in the African context.

On 15 October 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) and Mzalendo Trust, under the umbrella of the established PAP CSO Forum, held a virtual Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Forum with the aim to sensitise Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations (PMOs) in the West and East African region to the workings of the PAP.

On 7 October 2020, a webinar was held to celebrate 20 years of the African Human Rights Law Journal (AHRLJ). The AHRLJ is the only peer-reviewed journal focused on human rights related topics of relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa.

On 6 August 2020, the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) based at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, held its first-ever virtual book launch.

On 1 October 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) and Equality Now hosted a validation meeting of the shadow reporting guidelines to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

On 6 October 2020, the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) held a webinar on African response to the Second Revised Draft of the Treaty on Business and Human Rights

On 28 September 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, ARTICLE 19 (Eastern and Western Africa), Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe, Transparency International (Kenya), and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa hosted a webinar on the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI).

On 17 September 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar organised by the Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit on “Proactive disclosure of information and elections in South Africa”. The webinar focused on South Africa’s compliance with the Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa, issued by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This flows from a collaborative research report on access to information and elections during South Africa’s 2019 elections, that was formally launched.

On 10 September 2020, the Disability Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, hosted a webinar on mothers impacted by albinism. The webinar, which is a dialogue on gender, albinism and human rights in South Africa was held in commemoration of Albinism Awareness Month.

On 8 September 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, hosted a webinar organised by the Children’s Rights Unit on the occasion of the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), focusing on children’s rights in the digital age in Africa.

On 20 August 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, the Human Rights Institute of South Africa, DITSHWANELO - The Botswana Centre for Human Rights and the Global Rainbow Foundation (Mauritius) hosted a webinar on civil society experiences on the shadow reporting mechanism of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

On 13 August 2020, Amnesty International, the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, the Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) held a webinar on the Rules of Procedure 2020 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

The 2020 Helen Kanzira Memorial Lecture was co-hosted by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa and the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Lagos-Nigeria. The lecture was presented online and held on 18 June 2020. The theme of this year’s lecture was Gender inequalities, social inequities and maternal deaths.

On 23 July 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the University of Ghana and the University of Nairobi, hosted the first online Julius Osega Memorial Lecture.

This panel discussion includes UP alumni from across Africa who share their experiences during the global lockdowns necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.

In commemoration of IDAHOBIT, the Centre for Human Rights in collaboration with the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS & Gender, University of Pretoria hosted a webinar.

In answer to the question “What would it take to turn the tide of the negation of women’s rights”, a webinar commemorating Women’s Month identified two main responses: the need for mobilisation at grass root street level, and the need for building closer partnerships between men and women to achieve the full dignity and equality of women and men.

On 22 July 2020, as part of Mandela Month, during which we remember the birth date of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on 18 July 1918, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Leading Like Mandela Institute and the Thembekile Mandela Foundation, hosted the first in a series of online Mandela Talks.

On 11 August 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS & Gender at the University of Pretoria (UP), co-hosted a webinar on the UP Trans Protocol, a document developed for the Institutional Transformation Committee to address the needs of transgendered, intersex and gender-diverse students and staff members.

On 21 July 2020, the Centre hosted a hosted a discussion that drew out the ways in which governments in Sub-Saharan Africa are tackling the disinformation challenge and delve into the issues these pose for the enjoyment of human rights and freedom of expression in particular in both theory and practice.

On 7 July 2020, the Centre hosted a follow-up webinar on COVID-19, privacy and data protection in Africa (Part 2).

On 30 June 2020, the Centre hosted a webinar on elections in South Africa and whether individual candidacy will change the game

On 23 June 2020, the Centre hosted a webinar on data protection and privacy issues in Africa within the context of COVID-19.

On 16 June 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar organised by the Children’s Rights Unit on the occasion of the Day of the African Child 2020. T

On 9 June 2020, the The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Regional Office for Southern Africa, in collaboration with the Centre convened a webinar on the right of peaceful assembly in Southern Africa in the context of COVID-19.

On 2 June 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar on challenges of hyperandrogenic women in competitive sports.

On 26 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar organised by the Democracy and Civic Engagement Unit to unpack the challenges of COVID-19 and its impact on elections on the African continent.

On 19 May 2020, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and ARTICLE 19 (Eastern Africa and Western Africa) convened a webinar to introduce the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.

On 12 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar on the need for businesses to respect and promote human rights in Africa, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 5 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a webinar on human rights abuses by police officers during enforcement of government responses to COVID-19 in Africa.

On 9 July 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the ninth in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Discussion Forum 12 is on trends in domestic litigation on the constitutionality of COVID-19 and lockdown regulations in Africa.

On 2 July 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the eleventh in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Discussion Forum 11 centred around the impact of technologies on human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

On 25 June 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the ninth in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Discussion Forum 10 which considered how civil society can reposition for more impact during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

On 18 June 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the ninth in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Discussion Forum 9 gauges the impact of international human rights organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

On 11 June 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the eighth in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Discussion Forum 8 focused on the impact of UN agencies on the protection of human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

On 4 June 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the seventh in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Disucssion Forum 7 focused on the enjoyment of socio-economic rights during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

On 28 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the sixth in a series of discussions, which are now open to the public. Discussion Forum 6 looked at the response of the African Union’s Governance Architecture to COVID-19

On 21 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the fifth in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff. Discussion Forum 6 was on human rights protection and freedom from violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 14 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the fourth in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff on the theme: Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: the national and the international

On 7 May 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the third in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff on the theme: Economic and trade-related impact of COVID-19 in Africa.

On 30 April 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the second in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff on the theme: COVID-19: Human rights under threat in Africa?

On 23 April 2020, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held the first in a series of discussions with Centre alumni, students and staff on the theme: Exacerbated vulnerability during COVID-19.