at least humans are not anything like perfect beings – well expressed by Brecht in his song on the The Song of the inadequacy of human endeavour. Letlhokwa Mpedi, member of the HRUG, will open another dimension to it, giving a presentation titled Posthumously conceived children in South Africa: A social security perspective Contemporary reproductive … Read more
Labour Law in Ghana In Labour Law in Ghana LG Mpedi and TE Coleman analyse the current statutory and regulatory framework of labour and employment relations in Ghana. The book critically assesses the primary thematic areas and topics in labour law such as individual labour law, collective labour law, the basic conditions of employment, employment protection, … Read more
After the workshop 联合国人权理事会第49届会议中方边会China Side Event of the UN Human Rights Counci 49th Session当代人权：对普世性和全球性的反思Human Rights Today: Universal and Global?主办单位：中国人杈研究会Host by: China Society for Human Rights Studies中南大学法学院Organizers: Central South University Human Rights CenterCentral South University Law School February 27th, 2022 Changsha China the recording of the opening and the first keynote speech (Opening remarks by Junxiang … Read more
The Verfassungsblog/Blog on Constitutional Matters published end of last year a podcast series under the title ‘We need to talk about the Rule of Law’. It looks from different angles at core issues that are frequently forgotten when we talk about human rights, reaching from administrative issues of there court system, independence of judges, education of … Read more
I doubt if we can do justice especially after the reading the following tribute. No one can put it better than this veteran journalist. On the death of DESMOND MPILO TUTU (7 OCTOBER 1931 – 26 DECEMBER 2021) (from the Daily Marverick) George Mpedi Lethokwa, HRUG-member
The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill of 2021 triggered several discussions and debates when it was presented to the Parliament of Ghana. The debates hovered around the scope, impact, and essence of such a Bill on the democratic and constitutional framework of the Republic of Ghana. The Bill, which … Read more
the first step, using youtube, is made ti begin with the video presence of the Human Rights – Universal Global is made, and you can access it here. Not much there yet, but it will be growing. In the first video, some of us are looking at the elections in Germany. Only figures? Only policy … Read more
The history of theory and practice of Human Rights can be traced back to the philosophy and art of Greek and Roman Antiquity. During this period the conceptualization of terms such as law, citizenship, authority, society, state, democracy began to start, enabling us in a systematic manner to perceive relations between individuals, individuals and society, … Read more
The plan: We are working on a book on Corona Politics and Policies – Challenging Principles of Human Rights. Much had been said about (the breach of) Human Rights during the time of pendemics. The forthcoming volume will be special as it does not look at single rights; instead, the various contributions aim on opening … Read more