The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a Discussion Forum that forms part of a series of events, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Centre of Human Rights in 2016.
The discussion aims to reflect on the achievements of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a continental court established in terms of a Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ rights. The court which is based in Arusha, Tanzania, complements and reinforces the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, in relation to its protective mandate.
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Date: Thursday 4 August 2016
Time: 12:30 to 14:00, followed by lunch
Venue: Room 2-2.1, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus (opposite the entrance to the Centre of Human Rights)
RSVP: Kindly confirm your attendance by Monday 1 August 2016 by sending an email to tokollo.makgalemele@up.ac.za
Enquiries: Ms Tokollo Makgalemele (012 420 3810 /tokollo.makgalemele@up.ac.za)
Panelists:
The following panelists will reflect on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights:
- JUDGE BERNARD NGOEPE
Former member of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Chancellor, University of South Africa - PROF WESSEL LE ROUX
Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape - DR GINA BEKKER
School of Law, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
About the Centre for Human Rights
The Centre for Human Rights was established in 1986 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary during 2016. It is both an academic department and a non-governmental organisation. The Centre works towards human rights education in Africa, a greater awareness of human rights, the wide dissemination of publications on human rights in Africa, and the improvement of the rights of women, people living with HIV, indigenous peoples, sexual minorities and other disadvantaged or marginalised persons or groups across the continent.
For more information, visit the Centre’s website: www.chr.up.ac.za