Human Rights

This is an interdisciplinary platform for exciting insights, opinions, reviews, and critical analyses of human rights issues in Africa. A cross-section of contributors shares and cover human rights issues related to policy, advocacy, practice, and awareness. The insights shared unveil a wide spectrum where human rights principles and theories interface with lived realities of people and communities in Africa.

Besides the blog contributions, the africanlegalstudies.blog and the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth are constantly developing new initiatives to exchange and engage with scholars and practitioners. These include research projects such as “Intractable Human Rights Issues” or debate series (e.g. “Everyone’s human rights”).

The Declaration on the Abolition of Slave Trade by the Congress of Vienna (1815)

Prof. Dr Bernd KannowskiFeb 11, 202211 min read
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Source: Thurgau 2017 ANALYSIS Prof. Dr Bernd Kannowski 11 February 2022 Black history is a history of struggles for freedom. Today, we are still fighting…

A Good Deed for Liberia?

Dr Cassandra Mark-ThiesenFeb 4, 20225 min read
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COMMENT Dr Cassandra Mark-Thiesen 04 February 2022 Black History Month is undoubtedly a product of the United States, and in particular of Black American struggle…

Human Rights are Inherent to Every Human, or are They?

Gift Gawanani MaulukaJan 28, 20226 min read
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Source: Markus Spiske (2021) ANALYSIS Gift Gawanani Mauluka 28 January 2022 Climate change has many impacts on children’s rights. In many cases of extreme vulnerability,…

Access to Mining Rights in South Africa: Laying the Foundation of the Principle of Informed Consent

Ange-Dorine IrakozeJan 21, 20225 min read
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Source: Omid Roshan (2021) ANALYSIS Ange-Dorine Irakoze The regime of mining ownership in the South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 (MPRDA)[1] is…

‘Good Order’ as Basis for Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessment during Transitional Periods

Nelson OtienoJan 21, 20225 min read
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Source: Walid Kilonzi (2018) ANALYSIS Nelson Otieno 21 January 2022 Registration of Persons Act[1] is the legislation that provides for registration of Kenyans who have…

Breaking New Legal Ground. Botswana on the rise in the protection of LGBTQI+ rights

Isabelle ZundelJan 14, 20225 min read
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Source: Teddy Österblom (2019) ANALYSIS Isabelle Zundel 14 January 2021 Botswana’s jurisdiction is well-known for its past ground-breaking decisions and thereby courageous commitment to protect…