HRDA Alumni

Official Account of the Alumni Association of @CHR_HumanRights' LLM/MPHIL programme in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa.

[UNDP Careers @UNDPCareers]

📢 Germany is now advertising their first round of JPO positions in 2026 for deployment in the Autumn.

🧭 There are a total of 24 JPO positions: https://t.co/29jTxgGE0U

📆 22nd of February 2026

#UNCareers

[ROBA & ASSOCIATES LLP @AssociatesRoba]

🚨🚨 BREAKING: The High Court Has Confirmed That WhatsApp Chats Can Create a Binding Contract

The High Court has upheld a KSh 145,000 judgment arising from an agreement that was never written, never signed, and never stamped. In Fredrick Ochiel v Kennedy Okoth (2026), the Court dealt with a dispute over an ultrasound machine that had been leased based on phone calls and WhatsApp messages. The machine was collected, used, partially paid for, and never returned. When payment was demanded, the defence was simple: there was no agreement. The Court disagreed. It found that the parties had agreed on the daily charge, acted on that agreement, and communicated consistently about payment and return through their phones.

In dismissing the appeal, the Court reaffirmed a settled but often ignored principle of contract law: a contract does not have to be written to be enforceable. Oral agreements are valid if offer, acceptance, and consideration can be proved. In this case, the WhatsApp messages, SMS exchanges, partial payment, and conduct of the parties left no doubt that there was a meeting of minds. The Court was clear that courts will not rewrite contracts or rescue parties from bargains they voluntarily entered into, unless there is fraud, coercion, or illegality. “There was no written agreement” was not a defence where the evidence showed otherwise.

For the ordinary mwananchi, this judgment is a quiet but powerful warning. If you agree on terms over WhatsApp, take someone’s property, benefit from it, and promise to pay, the law will hold you to that promise. Your messages are not just casual chats; they can become legal evidence. Before dismissing a dispute with “tulikua tunaongea tu,” remember this decision. In today’s Kenya, a phone conversation can create real legal obligations with real financial consequences.

@georgediano @Thuranira_1 @NelsonHavi #NYOTABusinessSupport Senegal Ksh5Billion StartUp Capital Winnie Machakos Oburu Samburu national leaders Mendy Africans

[LawyeringforAfrica @Lawyerin4Africa]

Call for Consultants: Strategic Interest Litigation on Debt Toolkit
Deadline: Feb 7
https://t.co/qCirY3kMzf

[Chrispin Phiri 🇿🇦 @Chrispin_JPhiri]

[ Watch] Statement by the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations Security Council Meeting on the situation in Venezuela delivered by Mr Jonathan Passmoor Acting Deputy Permanent Representative

[Joseph Kalimbwe @joseph_kalimbwe]

@BrineKays We lost Lumumba and Gadafi in sìmilar fashion. Africans are cowards. We see wrong and remain silent, hoping someone speaks for us.

Then when and if SA is physically attacked, we go to the AU and continue to talk rubbish of how Africans must unite.

[Womankind Worldwide @woman_kind]

🤔 So why are women and girls still facing a rising tide of abuse online?📲

#TFGBV is the new, unregulated frontier threatening to undo decades of progress and silence essential voices. We cannot afford to ignore it in the #Beijing30 agenda.

“During this #16DaysofActivism, it is especially important to raise awareness of TFGBV and its growing impact on women and girls globally. In this year that marks 30 years since the adoption of the BPfA, we are presented with a vital opportunity to explicitly integrate TFGBV into the global agenda for gender equality, ensuring that progress in the digital sphere keeps pace with gains made offline.”

📚Read the full op-ed on why we must ensure women are safe in every space, both online and off: 30 years later- women are still not safe online by @jillannAmi and @kaviemakau

https://t.co/F9aazXuoS2

#EndTFGBV #SafeInEverySpace #OnlineSafety #FemTech

[ANCL-RADC @ANCL_RADC]

📢 Join ANCL North Africa for its 4th regional webinar:

🗓 29 Nov 2025
🕔 18:00 (Tunis Time)
🌐 Zoom | 🗣 Arabic

Featuring:
• Prof. Abdullahi An-Naim
• Prof. Abdelhakim Aboullouz

Moderator: Amal Mejri

🔗 https://t.co/CVtFnTVcxm

[Global Campus of Human Rights @gchumanrights]

🚀 Register now for our December session of the Afghanistan Speaker Series! We’re excited to welcome Abdul Kamyar, Founder & CEO of SheConnects, for an inspiring conversation on Thursday, 4 December, from 15:00–16:00.

Register here: https://t.co/mm0EKRosv4

[Dr Busingye Kabumba @bkabumba]

A pleasure linking up with the one and only Nnalongo Dr @drstellanyanzi @AnnahAshaba Dr Kenneth Kakuru (Chair of @Makerere Academic Staff Association) and Prof @kwadwoaa at the @acafafrica organized Conference on Academic Freedom in Africa (Accra, Ghana) ~

#AcademicFreedom

[Global Campus of Human Rights @gchumanrights]

🎥 Watch the video and discover how this unique training keeps the spirit of justice and dignity alive across the Asia-Pacific, since 1989!

#GCAsiaPacific
#GCCapacityDevelopment
#HumanRightsCentreUNTL

@ItalyMFA

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

🌏 From Oct 27 to Nov 1, HRDA management along with three students from the HRDA Class of 2025, participated in the Global Classroom 2025 hosted by the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand.@Go

[Global Campus of Human Rights @gchumanrights]

📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Deep Ecology and Rights of Nature Campus – II Edition

🗣️ Echoing More-Than-Human Voices
📅 26–30 January 2026
📍 Monastery of San Nicolò, Venice Lido

📌 Apply: https://t.co/iE7PmqozVM

Read the call: https://t.co/cKGmi92SqQ

@NICHE_Venice

[CentreForHumanRights @CHR_HumanRights]

@CHR_HumanRights, @UPTuks , in partnership with @OpenSociety and @AfrikParliament will be hosting the Third Civil Society Parliamentary Dialogue on the sidelines of the November 2025 @AfrikParliament Ordinary Sitting.

RSVP Here: https://t.co/NzwInwh3oL

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

Class of 2023 at #ACHPR85
Who said graduation was the end?
The Class of 2023 is back together but only louder, prouder, and ready to make a difference as member states, regional mechanisms, and civil society actors. @CHR_HumanRights @gchumanrights @HRDA_Alumni @GlobCampAlumni

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

Big moves in Lusaka! 🚀 Members from the HRDA Mafia, TILA & ARMA Global Campus were spotted at the African Business & Human Rights Forum 2025 🇿🇲 connecting, collaborating & shaping Africa’s future! 🌍

#AfricaBHRForum #BusinessAndHumanRights
@CHR_HumanRights

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE OF OUR OWN 🥳
We are thrilled to celebrate one of our own, His Excellency Dr Joseph Geng Achech, on his appointment as Minister of Justice of the Republic of South Sudan.🇸🇸⚖️
@CHR_HumanRights @HRDA_Alumni

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

HRDA alumna (2023) Awa Gai calls for strengthening the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. ✊🏾
📖 Read her powerful article here
https://t.co/Rv94rCw7BM

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

As we enter the third quarter of 2025, the HRDA Alumni Association would like to invite you to our second webinar of 2025, titled:
"El Fasher's Unspoken Disaster: Siege, Starvation and the Weaponisation of Hunger"
Date: Friday, 5 September 2025
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (SAST) https

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

We are especially proud that 15 HRDA alumni attended the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) strategy consultations in Nairobi, Kenya from 8-15 August 2025 🌍Their strong presence highlights the enduring impact of our alumni network in advancing human rights⚖️

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

HRDA Alumni from different cohorts convening in Norway, attending and presenting at The Bergen Exchanges 2025 events on democracy, autocratisation, and resistance at Kulturhuset in Bergen.
MrNeville Mupita, Dr. Satang Nabaneh Dr. Ayo Sogunro (HRDA 2017), and Dr. Adrian Jjuko 🤩✨