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UP Law holds the top position in South Africa and the African continent in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by subject across 55 disciplines among 1559 universities, based on the Global Reputation Survey conducted on Institutions in 2023.

#LegalPrimaFacie #UPLaw

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CentreForHumanRights engages Civil Socirty Forum and ACERWC, advocating for #SRHR , #education rights, and child welfare in Africa. Recommendations have been tabled for pregnant learners, intersex children, and conflict zones.

Read more: chr.up.ac.za/latest-news/37…

A collaborative panel discussion on uniting the right to education and SRHR in Africa #AdvancingChildrensRights ACRWC CSO FORUM CentreForHumanRights Center for Reproductive Rights FAWE RS Elvis Fokala

The 24th ACRWC CSO FORUM on children in Africa has kicked-off in Maseru, a few days before the ACERWC meets officially. Key statements show the need to urgently tackle pressing issues affecting children across the continent (contd)

ANCL-RADC and Faculty of Law,UFS invite scholars from across the world to apply for the Winter School on African Constitutionalism Confronting the “crisis” of Undemocratic Constitutionalism in Africa.

💻Apply online before 15 May 2024
ancl-radc.org.za/winter-school

ANCL-RADC, with support and guidance from National Democratic Institute, has compiled an anthology aimed at the development of a robust study on #constitutional term #limits across Africa

📑 The Anthology is open-access and available in French from our website ancl-radc.org.za/resources/term…

Child Participation is a core principle of the Charter, ACERWC values children’s views and actively encourages States Parties to consult them in safeguarding their rights.

Download the Guidelines on #ChildParticipation 🌐🔗 acerwc.africa/en/key-documen…

#GovernanceShow

New FRA report on European arrest warrant proceedings is out together with Finnish country studies by Rakel Tiderman!

FRA study on European Arrest Warrant proceedings abo.fi/en/news/fra-st…

Calling outstanding students to become part of this amazing African human rights network!

⛔Application deadline: 31 April 2024
Visit chr.up.ac.za/hrda to apply!

#HRDA #HumanRightsEducation #HumanRightsInAfrica

NEXT WEEK | Join the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri, in conversation with Institute Associate Noam Peleg on April 10 discussing the food crisis in Gaza. events.humanitix.com/un-special-rap…

Prof Christof Heyns transitioned this week in 2021. He was the Dean that recruited me to UP. He was a rare breed: an intellectual, an institutional builder and a visionary. Above all, he was a gentle, kind, and fair man.
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September 2024 will mark one hundred years since the first internationally recognised reference to children’s rights was drafted: the League of Nations adopted the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child in September 1924 iicintermedia.org/vol-52-issue-1…

Retrogression in our beloved continent is really becoming thing... Sad. How did we get here? 😮

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Le CAEDBE associe avec les Gouvernements et les Organisations de la Société Civile au dialogue pour relever les défis qui entravent l'accès à une éducation de qualité pour les enfants.

Utilisez #CampagneGouvernance pour partager vos reflexions.

The ACERWC consistently engages with Governments and Civil Society Organizations, fostering a dialogue to address challenges that impede the delivery of quality education for children.

Use #GovernanceRoadshow to share your contribution on this matter.

What a country and what a great bunch of people... Namibians in my opinion are the finest breeds of Africans. On this day, which marks your 34th anniversary, celebrate it with pride. This Nation is an epitome of what we all hope for other African countries. Respect!

34 years and still counting . Namibian House Stand Tall!