Photo gallery: Human Rights Lecture and Roundtable Discussion 2007

Advocate George Bizos describes the early days of “Lawyers for Human Rights” in South Africa (Image: John Hogg)

Panellists Commissioner Bahame Tom Nyanduga (Africa Commission on Human and People’s Rights), Ms Raenette Taljaard (Helen Suzman Foundation), Ms Jacqueline Nzoyihera (United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights) and Commissioner Jody Kollapen (South African Human Rights Commission) look on as Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Mr Achmat Dangor facilitates the roundtable discussion (Image: John Hogg)

Representative for the Africa Commission on Human and People’s Rights, Commissioner Bahame Tom Nyanduga, answers a question from the audience (Image: John Hogg)

Ms Raenette Taljaard of the Helen Suzman Foundation speaks to members of the panel and audience (Image: John Hogg)

Representing the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, Ms Jacqueline Nzoyihera addresses points raised by members of the audience as Commissioner Jody Kollapen from the South African Human Rights Commission looks on (Image: John Hogg)

Members of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly Specialised Committee of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in attendance at the lecture by special invitation from the South African Human Rights Commission (Image: John Hogg)

Members of the panel share in a light-hearted moment as South African Human Rights Commission Chairperson Jody Kollapen articulates a point. From left to right: Commissioner Bahame Tom Nyanduga from the African Commission on Human and People's Rights; Ms Raenette Taljaard, Director of the Helen Suzman Foundation; Mr Achmat Dangor, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Ms Jacqueline Nzoyirehea from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Image: John Hogg)

Members of the audience listen as Ms Raenette Taljaard from the Helen Suzman Foundation talks about some of the obstacles South Africa and Africa face in implementing human rights. (Image: John Hogg)

Advocate George Bizos, Judge Dunstan Mlambo from the Legal Aid Board and Ms Ashante Archer-Ngidi from Siyava Afrika listen as Mr William Bird of the Media Monitoring Project raises a point (Image: John Hogg)

Ms Jacqueline Nzoyihera from the UNOHCHR, Dr Mothomang Diaho from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Commissioner Bahame Tom Nyanduga from the African Commission and Ms Ashante Archer-Ngidi from Siyava Afrika are all smiles after the dialogue (Image: John Hogg)

Mr Verne Harris of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Advocate George Bizos in private conversation (Image: John Hogg)

Commissioner Bahame Tom Nyanduga of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights speaks on Africa’s human rights record (Image: John Hogg)