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Article: Moot Court contest to focus on human rights.(News)

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August 11, 2009
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BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER

HUMAN rights will be the topic of discussion for the next five days during the 18th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition which is under way in Lagos, Nigeria.

Africa: From Human Rights to Human Wrongs will the topic of debate, with the rights of minority groups coming under the spotlight when 74 universities from across the African continent battle it out during preliminary rounds which start today. The teams making it to the final rounds will be announced on Thursday, with the overall winners being announced on Saturday evening during the closing ceremony.

This years Moot Court - presented as usual by the Centre for ...

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