Events

Webinar in Commemoration of World Food Day [16 October 2023]

16 Oct, 2023 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Zoom,

Regulation of unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children in Africa

Conversation with the UN Human Rights Committee Member - Prof Helene Tigroudja [12 October 2023]

12 Oct, 2023 from 01:15 PM to 02:15 PM — Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights will host a Conversation session on the right to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment with Prof Hélène Tigroudja, a member of the UN Human Rights Committee - and our postgraduate students.

Webinar on Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa [12 September 2023]

12 Sep, 2023 from 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM — Zoom,

The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape invites you to a webinar series on Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa

Webinar on Sub-national Governance, Law Enforcement and Oversight in Five African Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia [30 August 2023]

30 Aug, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM — Zoom,

In April 2023 Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) launched a webinar series on sub-national governance and the criminalisation of poverty and status. ACJR, hereby cordially invites you to the third installment of the above series focusing on ‘Sub-national Governance, Law Enforcement and Oversight in Five African Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia’. The webinar will unpack issues relating to sub-national law enforcement, highlighting concerns regarding a general lack of oversight mechanisms for monitoring and accountability, and discussing the implications for practice and law reform at a sub-national level.

Webinar on What is the data telling us about crime? [15 August 2023]

15 Aug, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM — Zoom,

Ahead of the scheduled release by the South African Police Service (SAPS) of the latest Quarterly Crime data, Dr Jean Redpath takes a look at what we can learn from previous quarterly and annual data about the drivers of violent crime in South Africa, primarily through the indicator of murder.

The Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, cordially invites you to a panel discussion that considers the impact of social rights litigation in South Africa.

The Dullah Omar Institute invites you to a SARChI DIALOGUE SERIES: “The arrest and prosecution of Heads of State for International Crimes”

This Dialogue is hosted by the Deputy President Mashatile, in collaboration with the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape.