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The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is an internationally recognised hybrid institution; both an academic department in the Faculty of Law and a NGO/CSO that combines academic excellence, effective activism, education, training, research and capacity-building to advance human rights in Africa.

Download Centre at a Glance 2020

Exemplifying this process of institution-building, the Centre-based Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) marked 20 years of continuous human rights education on the continent. It is through the wide-ranging contributions of the 563 graduates of this programme that the Centre has left its clearest fingerprint on the continent. This milestone was made possible by productive partnership with law schools across the continent, together with great dedication of Centre staff over two decades. A number of events, organised to coincide with the graduation of the HRDA Class of 2019, brought together graduates from across year groups and countries.

5 Master's Programmes

3 Journals 

2 Moot Court Competitions

    9 Research and Advocacy Units

    10 Advanced Human Rights Courses

    2 Human Rights Prizes

    • 2012 African Union Human Rights Prize
      The Centre for Human Rights was awarded the 2012 African Union Human Rights Prize in recognition of the Centre’s contribution to the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa.

    • 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education
      The Centre for Human Rights was awarded the 2012 African Union Human Rights Prize in recognition of the Centre’s contribution to the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa.

    2 Associate Institutes

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