The lecture will focus on the importance of freedom of peaceful assembly and the right to protest as valid forms of democratic expression and foundational elements to sustaining South Africa’s constitutional democracy, particularly in light of the country’s apartheid past. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Professor Christof Heyns, and will focus on the right of peaceful assembly in democracy. Prof. Heyns is an internationally renowned human rights expert and a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Pretoria.

The lecture will be held as follows:
•    Date: Monday, 30 September 2019, 14h00 - 16h00 (arrival and registration from 13h00)
•    Venue: Conference Room 2, Future Africa, University of Pretoria
Members of the media are invited to cover this important event.

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Issued by the South African Human Rights Commission
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