Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria

South Africa celebrates #YouthDay, and the world commemorates International Day of the African Child on 16 June 2024. The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, recalls the events that explain why this is the date children’s rights are highlighted. It also calls for a recommitment to make the right to education a meaningful reality for all children. "...in remembering the past, we arm ourselves against the repetition of such atrocities”. The Day of the African Child is not merely a date on the calendar; it is a rallying cry, a promise to future generations that their struggles will never be forgotten, and their rights will always be championed." - Elvis Fokala #DAC2024 #YouthDay #Education #ChildrensRights #HumanRights Read more: https://lnkd.in/dyA9eJwC

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria seeks the consultancy services of five consultants to conduct research on the laws and policies relating to the SRHR of older women in five regions of Africa. This research should provide a detailed report on the forms and nature of SRHR challenges facing older women in each of the regions. More importantly, it should provide detailed information and analysis on laws, policies, and programmes on SRHR of older women as well as the good practices in this regard. Minimum requirements: ✅ Postgraduate degree in law, development, gender or social sciences with about 6 years experience working in the field of SRHR. ✅Knowledge of human rights, especially SRHR of older persons. ✅Ability to synthesise materials of diverse nature. ✅Good knowledge of the African human rights system. ✅Three years of professional experience with non-profit human rights focused organisations, research projects, advocacy campaigns or government offices. ✅Experience with desktop and qualitative research. ⛔ Closing date: 30 June 2024 ℹ️ Enquiries:  [email protected] and [email protected] 🚩 No application will be considered after the closing date, or if it does not comply with at least the minimum requirements. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/dZfHT97W

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria seeks the consultancy services of two consultants to conduct a study to review and analyse the extent to which African governments have reformed laws and policies on abortion in line with the Maputo Protocol. The study seeks to review laws, policies and programmes as well as case law to ensure safe abortion services in the region, using two case studies. Minimum requirements: ✔ Postgraduate degree in law, development, gender or social sciences with about 6 years experience working in the field of women’s rights and SRHR. ✔ Ability to synthesize materials of diverse nature. ✔ Good knowledge of the African human rights system. ✔ Three years of professional experience with non-profit human rights focused organisations, research projects, advocacy campaigns or government offices. ✔ Experience with desktop and qualitative research. Required competencies (skills, knowledge and behavioural attributes) ✔Enthusiasm for women’s rights and SRHR advocacy. ✔Skills required of consultants. ✔Analytical skills. ✔Excellent research and inter-personal skills. ✔Highly motivated with ability to meet deadlines. ✔Confidence and the ability to be proactive and work independently. ⛔ Closing date: 30 June 2024 To apply visit: https://lnkd.in/d7gpkhWe

[Press Statement] The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, condemns the continued mistreatment of the Maasai indigenous people in the United Republic of Tanzania. Over the years, the illegal and forced evictions of this indigenous group from the Ngorongoro Area have resulted in over 80,000 people being deprived of access to settlement and grazing lands on which their pastoral livelihoods depend. The Centre associates the Maasai mistreatment with the Tanzania Government’s agreements with various biodiversity actors to use the land for conservation and commercial hunting. This elevation of tourist and conservation considerations above fundamental human rights contradicts the letter and spirit of international human rights law and the country’s Constitution. The Centre, therefore, calls upon President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her government to end this oppression and marginalisation. The need to respect and recognise the rights of the Maasai is at this moment emphasised, and the Centre echoes the words of UNESCO World Heritage Director Lazare Eloundou Assomo, who called on the United Republic of Tanzania to “stop the eviction of the Maasai people under the guise of conservation”. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dqP3kP8J

Commemorating IAAD at an awareness raising workshop hosted by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria on The impact of race and colour on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism in South Africa. Facilitated a dynamic panel discussion on The social impact of colour based discrimination on persons with albinism ( self identification and societal perceptions).

[Consultant - Monitoring & Evaluation] The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Sexual and Reproductive Rights Unit, seeks a proficient Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) consultant to conduct an in-depth assessment of its Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa programme. The evaluation aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the programme’s effectiveness, relevance, and impact over the period of its existence. The M&E consultant will undertake the following tasks: ✔ Desk Review ✔ Data Collection ✔ Data Analysis ✔ Report Writing ✔ Presentation Applications should be submitted to Ms. Bianca [email protected] copying Ms. Rutendo Chinomona at [email protected] 30 June 2024. To apply visit: https://lnkd.in/dBAJGuUW

[Invitation to Book Launch] The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria invites you to the Pretoria launch of Prof Marc Epprecht’s recent book Accidental Queer: and other essays around critical masculinity studies in Southern Africa and Canada. The book launch will feature in-person interaction with Prof Epprecht as well as a discussion and academic commentaries on a panel with Pierre Brouard (Deputy Director, Centre for Sexuality and Gender, University of Pretoria), Dr Dr Ayo Sogunro (Postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Human Rights ) and Siya Khumalo (he/him/his) (South African author of award-winning You Have To Be Gay To Know God and Mandela- Washington Fellow, 2022) 🗓 24 June 2024 | ⏰ 11:00 - 13:00 (SAST) |📍 Staff room, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa RSVP Online: https://lnkd.in/d4d8aM8k

[Happening Now] The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in collaboration with the THULANI MASEKO FOUNDATION and Corruption Watch invites you to the Thulani Maseko Memorial Democracy Lecture on ‘The lack of accountability and impunity in the persecution of human rights defenders’ Watch Live Stream; [Memorial Lecture] https://lnkd.in/gZJBjYFe

[Memorial Lecture] The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in  collaboration with the THULANI MASEKO FOUNDATION and Corruption Watch invites you to the Thulani Maseko Memorial Democracy Lecture on  ‘The lack of accountability and impunity in the persecution of human rights  defenders’  Join us on Wednesday, 12 June 2024,  from 14:00 – 16:30 (SAST)

The Global Campus of Human Rights and the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria invites you to a webinar on Edtech regulatory frameworks and the right to education in Africa on the Day of the African Child. 📅19 June 2024 | ⏰ 16:00 -17:00 (SAST) This webinar will delve into: ✔The evolving landscape of EdTech-driven education and various regulatory frameworks ✔Insights from Liberia's experience with education outsourcing – its challenges and limitations ✔Requirements for public-private partnerships to uphold the right to education without hindrance. To be part of the conversation register via Zoom: https://lnkd.in/dwN97tSD