Symposium in memory of Prof Christof Heyns (10 January 1959 – 28 March 2021) Programme 28 April 2021 at 09:30 Moderators: Prof Elsabe Schoeman, Dean, Faculty of Law, UP Ms Abigail Noko, Regional Representative, Regional Office for Southern Africa, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 09:30 – 09:35 Welcome Prof Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria Panel 1 Time Designation Title, Name and Surname 09:35 – 09:40 Wife of Prof Heyns Mrs Fearika Heyns 09:40 – 09:45 Friend and National Director at Dr Murray Hofmeyr Study Trust Speaker 1 09:45 – 09:50 United Nations High Commissioner High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet for Human Rights Speaker 2 09:50 – 10:00 Former United Nations High Dr Navi Pillay Commissioner for Human Rights Panel 2 10:00 – 10:05 Former Chair, Human Rights Prof Yuval Shany Committee Hersch Lauterpacht Professor of Public International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 10:05 – 10:10 United Nations Special Rapporteur Mr Clément Voule on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association 10:10 – 10:15 Chief of the Rule of Law Prof Cécile Aptel and Democracy Section, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Speaker 3 10:15 – 10:25 Deputy Minister of Justice and Mr John Jeffery Constitutional Development, South Africa Speaker 4 10:25 – 10:35 Chairperson, African Commission Dr Solomon Dersso on Human and Peoples’ Rights Video Clip Panel 3 10:40 – 10:50 Director, Centre for Human Rights, Prof Frans Viljoen University of Pretoria 10:50 – 10:55 Professor, Institute for Prof Charles Fombad International and Comparative Law in Africa, UP 11:00 – 11:05 Senior Advisor, Alliances and Dr Waruguru Kaguongo Partnerships, Human Rights Watch 11:05 – 11:10 Research Fellow on Drone Dr Thompson Chengeta Violence and Artificial Intelligence Ethics, European Research Council, University of Southampton Panel 4 11:10 – 11:15 President, Global Campus of Prof Veronica Gomez Human Rights 11:15 – 11:20 Former Director, MSt Human Rights, Dr Andrew Shacknove University of Oxford 11:20 – 11:25 Co-director, Centre for Governance Dr Sharath Srinivasan and Human Rights, University of Cambridge 11:25 – 11:30 Vice President and Vice-Principal Prof Funmi Olonisakin International, King’s College London Video Clip Speaker 5 11:35 – 11:40 Chairperson, South African Human Prof Bongani Majola Rights Commission Speaker 6 11:40 – 11:45 HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Prof Sandra Liebenberg Rights Law, Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University Speaker 7 11:45 – 11:55 Former Constitutional Court Judge Justice Albie Sachs 11:55 – 11:57 Closing Prof Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria .