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The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, takes pleasure in inviting you to our COVID-19 Discussion Fora. These discussions deal with the potential and actual impact on human rights and democratisation of COVID-19 in Africa. This Discussion Forum is part of a series of events at which the panelists are alumni of the academic programmes of the Centre. While these Fora had initially been targeting only the Centre’s staff and alumni, they are now public. The panelists of Forum 7 are all alumni of the Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation Africa (HRDA).

 COVID-19 Discussion Forum 7

Thursday 4 June 2020
Webinar (Zoom)
11:00 – 12:30 SAST / 10:00 – 11:30 WAT / 12:00 – 13:30 EAT


Theme: The enjoyment of socio-economic rights during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Chair: Lee Stone
Senior Lecturer, College of Law, University of South Africa

Panelists:

  • Anganile Mwenifumbo (HRDA 2006)
    Human Rights Officer, Regional Office for Southern Africa, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
    States’ response to fulfilling socio-economic rights in Southern Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Rhoda Igweta (HRDA 2008)
    Associate Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
    The right to health in the East African region during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Dr Japheth Biegon (HRDA 2008)
    Africa Regional Advocacy Coordinator, Amnesty International
    Leveraging advocacy tools for the fulfilment of socio-economic rights in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Thandeka Khoza (HRDA 2018) 
    Doctoral Researcher, Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, University of the Western Cape
    Assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the right to education in Africa

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