Podcast
Africa Rights Talk
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S5 E3: ”25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs” with Andrew Leon HannaIn conversation with Andrew Leon Hanna In this episode, Andrew Leon Hanna, a first-generation Egyptian-American lawyer, social entrepreneur, and author, provides captivating insig…
S5 E2: Youth Day 2023In conversation with Professor Charles Maimela Youth Day commemorates the Soweto Uprising of 1976. On June 16, 1976, thousands of black students in Soweto took to the streets to p…
S4 E13: Africa Day 2023In conversation with Mr Lloyd Kuveya Africa Day is celebrated annually on May 25th to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (A…
S4 E12: #Tech4Rights: Celebrating 10 Years of the Model Law on Access to Information in Africa: Part 2In conversation with Fatou Jagne Senghore On 4 May 2023, the Expression, Information & Digital Rights (EIDR) Unit conducted a spotlight interview on the Africa Rights Talk Podcast…
S4 E11: #Tech4Rights: The Digital Rights Landscape in Southern Africa: LesothoIn conversation with Bokang Lethunya- Khutlang and Ompha Tshamano In 2022, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria undertook a research and advocacy project that soug…
S4 E10: #Tech4Rights: Celebrating 10 Years of the Model Law on Access to Information in Africa: Part 1In conversation with Viola Ochola Every year, students at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria on the LLM/MPhil programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Afr…
S4 E9: 2023 Freedom DayIn conversation with Professor Joel Modiri Freedom Day is the commemoration of the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994. These were the first post-apar…
S4 E8: The dynamics of the African Union reform processIn conversation with Professor Babatunde Fagbayibo The Centre for Human Rights, in partnership with Ghent University, presented its annual Advanced Human Rights Short Course (AHRC…
S4 E7: The Kenya Supreme Court recognising the right of the LGBTIQ+ community to register organisations in KenyaIn conversation with Lizzy Muthoni Kibira and Chanel van der Linde On 24 February 2023, the Kenyan Supreme Court ruled that the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (N…
S4 E6:The Nigerian 2023 Elections, a human rights lensIn conversation with Professor Christopher Isike, Janet Gbam and Foluso Adegalu On February 25 2023, the Nigerian presidential elections were held. Nigerian voters came out in the…
S4 E5: #GreenJusticeAfrica: Impacts of Climate Change to African Indigenous CommunitiesIn conversation with Dr Melakou, Xanne Bekaert, Jean-Mary Tjiohimba and Martin Simotwo The Centre for Human Rights is embarking on a campaign #GreenJusticeAfrica, to address the i…
S4 E4: #RatifyADRP: Call on African leaders to ratify the African Disability Rights ProtocolIn conversation with Farouk Adedoyin and Reda Benkhadra Every year, students at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria on the LLM/MPhil programme in Human Rights an…
S4 E3: #GreenJusticeAfrica: Making climate change more accessible and less ableistIn conversation with Dr Yolanda Munoz "You cannot talk of climate change when inclusion is an afterthought". The Centre for Human Rights is embarking on a campaign, #GreenJustice…
S4 E2: The Evolution and enforcement of anti-gay laws in NigeriaIn Conversation with Dr Ayodele Sogunro In this episode, Dr Ayodele Sogunro who has completed his doctoral studies at the Centre for Human Rights, walks us through the academic jo…
S4 E1: Reversing the commercialisation of public services with a particular focus on the right to healthIn conversation with Dr Rosella de Falco and Ms Ashina Mtsumi Everyone has the right to health which relates to both the right of individuals to obtain a certain standard of healt…
S3 E12: #Tech4Rights: Violence against women and girls onlineIn conversation with Ms Amanda Manyame The annual campaign spearheaded by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria is #Tech4Rights: Rethinking a human rights-based appr…
S3 E11: #Tech4Rights: Reflections on conversion therapy, current practices, emerging technology, and the protection of LGBTQ+ rights in AfricaIn conversation with Ms Thiruna Naidoo The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria is pleased to announce the publication of the third paper in the African Human Rights Po…
S3 E10:The role of state institutions in preventing violent conflict: A case of AngolaIn conversation with Dr Eduardo Kapapelo In this episode, Dr Eduardo Kapapelo who was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree (DPhil) from the Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty…
S3 E9: #Tech4Rights: Exploring the downfalls of social media use for protests and activismIn conversation with Ms Bonolo Makgale and Ms Tariro Sekeramayi “….in our use of social media as activists, it’s important for us to do so responsibly…” The annual campaign for t…
S3 E8: A critical analysis of the incarceration of Jacob Zuma and subsequent unrest in South AfricaIn conversation with Dr Tshepo Madlingozi South Africa saw a series of violence and destruction in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal in the last few weeks. What started off as protests ag…
