The Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria’s Grassroots Consultation project focus is Children in detention, in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission.

The Centre for Child Law is a children’s rights strategic impact litigation organisation that is registered as a law clinic with the Legal Practice Council, and is based at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. The Centre contributes to the establishment and protection of children’s rights through strategic impact litigation, participation in legislative and policy reform, advocacy, research, capacity building of relevant stakeholders and contributing to the body of knowledge on child law. Their well-established work is undertaken across South Africa in close partnership with a wide range of grassroots civil society organisations that are working directly with children.