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The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, invites you to a webinar discussion on two casesThe Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, invites you to a webinar discussion on two cases recently decided by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This event is the first of a series of discussions of decisions by African human rights bodies.

The cases under consideration are Rajabu v United Republic of Tanzania Application 8/2016 and Henerico v United Republic of Tanzania Application 56/2016, in which the Court held that the death penalty by hanging violates the African Charter. The discussion will feature representatives from: the African Court, the Counsel to the applicants, the government of Tanzania, the academia and civil society.

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Format: Hybrid 
Venue: Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria
Date: Thursday 7 April 2022, 
Time: 12:00-13:30 SAST

Host

  • Prof Frans Viljoen,
    Director, Centre for Human Rights

Moderator

  • Foluso Adegalu 
    Associate Manager, Litigation and Implementation Unit, CHR

Panlists

  • Ms Grace Kakai 
    Head of Legal Division of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights 
  • Donald Deya
    Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)
  • Clement Masahamba
    Former Solicitor-General of Tanzania
  • Alfred Novak
    Assistant Professor, George Mason University, Department of Criminology Law and Society 
  • Cheggy Mziray
    Partner, BrickHouse Law Associates, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

For more information, please contact:

Foluso Adegalu
Porogramme Manager: Litigation and Implementation Unit


Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3151
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
foluso.adegalu@up.ac.za

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