Call for Papers: Colloquium on navigating the complex political landscape of Africa and its impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Submission Deadline- 4 April 2025
About the Colloquium
The Colloquium will be held on the 25th and 26th of September 2025 at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The Colloquium will end with a commemoration of the legacy of Prof. Charles Ngwena with a celebratory dinner and the launch of several books on the 26th of September 2025. The Colloquium, which seeks to bring scholars, experts, practitioners, and researchers from the African region and beyond, will serve as a forum for scholarly interactions and exchange of ideas. It is anticipated that the papers at the colloquium will be reworked by authors and submitted for consideration for publication in a special issue of the African Human Rights Law Journal. This will be edited by Satang Nabaneh (Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, satang.nabaneh@ up.ac.za) and Ebenezer Durojaye (Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, [email protected]).
Important Dates
- Kindly send us an abstract of about 300 words by 4 April 2025.
- Kindly send it to Danielle Visser at [email protected].
- The feedback for successful abstracts will be communicated on 18 April 2025.
- The first draft of the paper should be sent to us by 28 June 2025.
- A colloquium will be convened from 25 to 26 September 2025 to share comments with authors.
- The revised papers should reach us by 30 November 2025.
Funding
Funding for travel and accommodation is available for all authors. Kindly note that where two or more authors collaborate, funding will be provided to one author.
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