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 10 are all alumni of the Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation Africa (HRDA).
COVID-19 Discussion Forum 10
Thursday 25 June 2020
Webinar (Zoom)
09:00 GMT / 10:00 WAT / 11:00 SAST / 12:00 EAT
Theme: How civil society can reposition for more impact during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Chair: Ayo Sogunro (HRDA 2017)
Doctoral Candidate and Project Manager: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Unit, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Panelists:
- Tom Mulisa (HRDA 2009)
Executive Director, Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development
The role of civil society in closed societies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa - Ismene Nicole (HRDA 2009)
Senior Technical Advisor, American Bar Association
How civil society can leverage partnerships during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa - Adebayo Okeowo (HRDA 2014)
Programme Manager: Africa, WITNESS
Civil society in the digital age: How to maximise digital technologies as human rights tools in Africa
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