ISMAIL MAHOMED CENTRE FOR HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN

SUBMISSION ON CALL FOR INPUT FOR SYNTHESIS REPORT ON JUST TRANSITION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Submission by African Journal of Climate Law and Justice (AJCLJ), Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights School of Law, Faculty Of Management Commerce And Law University Of Venda, South Africa on Call For Input For Synthesis Report on Just Transition and Human Rights of United Nations Office of The High Commissioner for Human Rights December----- 2024

Background

The African Journal of Climate Law and Justice (AJCLJ) is a peer-reviewed academic platform dedicated to advancing African scholarship on climate change law and justice. It is housed in the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights (IMCHPR), Faculty of Management Commerce and Law, University of Venda, South Africa and published by the Pretoria
University Law Press. It addresses Africa's disproportionate vulnerability to climate change despite its minimal contribution to the crisis, focusing on key affected sectors like water resources, food security, biodiversity, and human health. As African states increasingly develop domestic legal frameworks for adaptation and mitigation, the journal
provides a space to explore these efforts and their intersections with fairness, equity, and sustainable development. By addressing the scarcity of African-centred climate law scholarship, the AJCLJ fosters critical research, including comparative legal analyses, to amplify African perspectives and promote legal and policy solutions tailored to the
continent’s unique challenges.

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CONTRIBUTION BY IMCHPR TO THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO THE 60th SESSION

Contribution by the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human And Peoples’ Rights, Faculty of Management Commerce and Law, University of Venda, South Africa to the Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People to the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council on the Recognition of Indigenous People

Background

The Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights (IMCHPR) is a university-based research and advocacy Centre that was established in the School of Law, University of Venda (UNIVEN) in 2001, now under the Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law. It aims to promote social justice and foster a human rights culture. As an independent institution, the
IMCHPR aims to address poverty, discrimination, and environmental injustice. The research thrusts/niche areas of the IMCHPR in the context of social justice and human rights are people living in vulnerable conditions, climate change, biodiversity loss, extractives, and sustainability. The IMCHPR achieves its goal through collaborative research, advocacy,
training, and lobbying in response to global, regional, and national issues affecting Africa in general and South Africa in particular. (check https://imchpr.univen.ac.za/ for more information)

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CONTRIBUTION BY IMCHPR TO THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO THE 80th SESSION

Contribution by the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights, Faculty of Management Commerce and Law, University of Venda, South Africa to the Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People to the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Background

The Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights (IMCHPR) is a universitybased research and advocacy Centre that was established in the School of Law, University of Venda (UNIVEN) in 2001, now under the Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law. It aims to promote social justice and foster a human rights culture. As an independent institution, the IMCHPR aims to address poverty, discrimination, and environmental injustice. The research thrusts/niche areas of the IMCHPR in the context of social justice and human rights are people living in vulnerable conditions, climate change, biodiversity loss, extractives, and sustainability. The IMCHPR achieves its goal through collaborative research, advocacy, training, and lobbying in response to global, regional, and national issues affecting Africa in general and South Africa in particular. (check https://imchpr.univen.ac.za/ for more information).

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SUBMISSION BY IMCHPR TO THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE HUMAN RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

Submission by the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights, School of Law, Faculty of Management Commerce and Law, University of Venda, South Africa to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a healthy environment Call for Inputs: on overview of the Implementation of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Background

The Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights (IMCHPR) is a university-based research and advocacy Centre that was established in the School of Law, University of Venda (UNIVEN) in 2001 with the aim of promoting social justice and human rights culture. As an independent institution, the IMCHPR aims at addressing poverty, discrimination, environmental
injustice. The research thrusts/niche areas of the IMCHPR in the context of social justice and human rights are people living in vulnerable conditions, climate change, biodiversity loss, extractives and sustainability. The IMCHPR seeks to achieve its goal by promoting social justice and fostering human rights through research, advocacy, training and lobbying in
response to global, regional and national issues affecting Africa in general and South Africa in particular. The IMCHPR engages in community engagement, national and international collaborative research projects.

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