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LLB LLM (Nelson Mandela University)
molya.vundamina@up.ac.za
Molya Vundamina is a Project Officer and Doctoral candidate in Public Law at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. Her research focuses on the barriers to the ratification of the African Union Free Movement Protocol, with particular attention to the concerns of African states.
She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Public Law from Nelson Mandela University, where she was recognised as the top LLM research graduate, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the same institution. Molya has published on refugee protection, migration, and climate change, and serves on the Steering Committee of the ICON•S Interest Group on Climate Change and Migration. Her professional interests include migration governance, regional integration, human rights advocacy, and access to justice.
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Bachelor of Commerce in Law (PIHE), LLB(UP), LLM (UP)
Ms Rutendo Mugabe is a Ddoctoral candidate, researcher and project officer at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights’ Business and Human Rights Unit and the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA).
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Sidney is an LLM candidate in International Law at the Graduate Institute Geneva. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Kenyatta University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advocates Training from the Kenya School of Law. Before joining the Graduate Institute, he worked as a Trainee Lawyer at Anjarwalla & Khanna – ALN Kenya and previously volunteered as an Editorial Intern at Kabarak University Law School. Sidney is the Lead Editor (East Africa) at the Afronomicslaw Academic Forum.
Sidney, alongside Martin, won the 30th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in 2021 and was the 1st Runner-Up in the 12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition in 2020. His primary focus is Public International Law, with a particular interest in International Dispute Settlement.
LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | sidney.tambasi@up.ac.za
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Martin Kioko Munyoto is a Trainee Lawyer at Anjarwalla & Khanna – ALN Kenya. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Kenyatta University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advocates Training from the Kenya School of Law.
Martin is also a Graduate Research Assistant at Strathmore Law School and advises the administrative team at the Pro Bono Institute of Kenya (PBIK) through the Strathmore Law Clinic.
Teaming up with Sidney, Martin won the 30th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in 2021 and was the 1st Runner-Up in the 12th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition in 2020. Since then, he has judged, coached teams for, and assisted in organizing both moot competitions. His interests include Public International Law, with a particular focus on International Human Rights Law, Regional Integration, and Artificial Intelligence.
LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | martin.munyoto@up.ac.za
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LLM (UCT), LLD Candidate
Tendai Shephard Mbanje is an LLD candidate and an election and governance expert. His research focuses on electoral processes within the African Union (AU) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs). In line with his research, on behalf of the University of Pretoria, he regularly provides expert opinions on electoral and governance issues on international media platforms (including television). Professionally, he regularly serves in various election missions, including the European Union(EUEOMs), the African Union Election Observer Missions (AUEOMs), and the African Centre for Governance Election Observation Missions (ACGEOMs) across the continent.
Tel: +27 (0)12 420 4199
mbanje.tendai@up.ac.za
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Doctoral Candidate, Tutor, LLM/MPhil Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa Programme
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Yumba Bernadette Kakhobwe is a doctoral researcher in the Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) programme. She is the co-editor of the Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) Digest and tutor for the MPhil/LLM SRRA programme. She is an alumna of the same programme, and also holds a Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Ms Kakhobwe has an interest in gender-based violence, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, child marriage, and female genital mutilation/cutting using human rights and decolonial feminist approaches.
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Mansah Amoah is a researcher, project coordinator, and doctoral candidate at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights. She holds an LLB in Law with distinction and a master’s degree in Multidisciplinary Human Rights from the same university. Her academic interests include South Africa’s foreign policy, international law, private law, and human rights, with a particular emphasis on socio-economic rights. Her doctoral research focuses on irregular migration in Southern Africa, exploring issues such as border control, smuggling, the securitisation of migration, and the legal frameworks governing these areas. Furthermore, Mansah has a keen interest in the impact of climate change on forced displacement in Southern Africa.
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Sheryl Kunaka is a Waging Justice for Women Fellow, working at the Centre for Human Rights. She is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, reading for a PhD in International Refugee Law with the University of Cape Town. She has an LLB, LLM (Human Rights Law) (Cape Town), and an MSc (Refugee and Forced Migration Studies) (Oxford)
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LLB (UWC), LLM (UWC), LLD (UWC)
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr Sindiso Nozitha Nkomo is a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria under the Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa Programme. Dr Nkomo holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree, Master of Laws Degree (International Protection of Human Rights Law) and a Doctor of Laws Degree (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights). All her degrees were attained from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Her areas of expertise include sexual and reproductive health and rights, women’s rights, Indigenous Peoples rights, International Protection of Human Rights Law and Civil Society Law in Africa. She has over eight years work experience in the field of human rights.
