CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT A GLANCE IN 2020 www.chr.up.ac.za

Centre established, following symposium on Bill of 1986 Rights for South Africa

Integrated Bar Project starts placing senior black law 1989 students with firms

Scholarship scheme that enables black students to 1990 study at University of established The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University African Human Rights Moot Court Competition of Pretoria, is an internationally recognised hybrid 1992 launched in Harare institution; both an academic department in the Faculty of Law and a NGO/CSO that combines academic excellence, Southern Africa Student Volunteers established, 1993 involving students in developmental work effective activism, education, training, research and capacity-building to advance human rights in Africa. Centre’s first Master’s degree programme, LLM in 1995 Human Rights & Constitutional Practice launched

Master’s degree in Human Rights & Democratisation 2000 in Africa launched

MASTER’S 2001 African Human Rights Law Journal launched 5 PROGRAMMES Master’s degree in Trade & Investment Law in Africa • Human Rights & Democratisation 2003 launched, with University of the Western Cape • Trade & Investment Law 2005 Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) established • Multidisciplinary Human Rights 66 and publishes first book • Sexual & Reproductive Rights DOCTORAL Centre awarded 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human 2006 Rights Education • Disability Rights GRADUATES from 2007 to 2019 Centre becomes academic department in Faculty of ...in an African context in the Centre 2007 Law

Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court 2009 Competition launched

Master’s degree in Multidisciplinary Human Rights edited & published JOURNALS 2009 launched 3 by the Centre 2010 Short course on Sexual Minority Rights in Africa African African African presented for first time Human Rights Human Rights Disability Rights 2011 Short course on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Law Journal Yearbook Yearbook Africa presented for first time Centre awarded 2012 African Union Human Rights 2012 Prize

Yearbook and annual Conference on Disability 2013 Rights in Africa started MOOT COURT 2015 Centre becomes seat of the secretariat of African 2 COMPETITIONS Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) First online/hybrid programme, Master’s degree in 2015 Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa launched

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, 2016 and Sex Characteristics Unit established

Record number of 12 doctoral candidates in Centre 2017 graduated African Human Rights Moot World Human Rights 2019 Master’s degree in Disability Rights in Africa Court Competition Moot Court Competition launched Centre for Human Rights Faculty of Law,

RESEARCH & ADVANCED ADVOCACY HUMAN RIGHTS 9 UNITS 10 COURSES Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Sexual Minority Rights in Africa Characteristics Unit Disability Rights in an African Disability Rights Unit Context

Children’s Rights Unit Children’s Rights in Africa

Women’s Rights Unit Women’s Rights in Africa

Business & Human Rights Unit Judicial Enforcement of Socio- Economic Rights

Democracy & Civic Engagement Unit Police Oversight & Vulnerable Groups

Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit Right to Development in Africa

Freedom from Violence Unit Civil Society Law in Africa

Litigation & Implementation Unit Comparative African Human Rights System

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights HUMAN RIGHTS 2 PRIZES ASSOCIATE 2012 INSTITUTIONS African Union Human Rights Prize 2 The Centre for Human Rights was awarded the 2012 African Union Human Rights Prize in recognition of the Centre’s contribution to the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. International Institute for Development International and Law Unit Comparative Law 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education

The Centre for Human Rights was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education, with particular recognition for the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition and the LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa.