On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the programme held a retreat with students and lecturers/supervisors to assess the progress of mini dissertations, agree on an action plan and define the way forward to ensure the programme continues to deliver on its objectives. Which include, among others, to:

1. Provide students with a multidisciplinary understanding of Human Rights.
2. Strengthen critical thinking and Research Skills.
3. Promote regional and global Human Rights awareness.
4. Encourage practical engagement with Human Rights work.
5. Advance Human Rights Scholarship in Africa
6. Support diversity and inclusion in Human Rights discourse

The LLM in Multidisciplinary Human Rights is a dynamic, two-year postgraduate programme offered by the Centre for Human Rights faculty of law, University of Pretoria. The programme uniquely combines various disciplines of study to approach human rights discourse through the lens of various disciplines. With the benefit of a diverse lineup of experts from different fields, the program encourages students to understand human rights from social, cultural, scientific, political, artistic, and economic angles.

During the retreat, participants discussed a variety of research topics, including how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) can undermine the rule of law, the importance of financial inclusion in promoting human rights, and the role of music as a powerful tool for capturing and communicating the human rights struggles of the 21st century.

For more information, please contact:

Prof Elvis Fokala

Coordinator: Multidisciplinary Human Rights

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3875
Fax: +27 (0) 12 362 5125
  elvis.fokala@up.ac.za 

Ms Tatenda Mushaikwa

Academic Associate: Multidisciplinary Human Rights

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3810
Fax: +27 (0) 12 362 5125
  tatenda.mushaikwa@up.ac.za