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Name: Adv.

Bongani Christopher Majola Curriculum Vitae Identity Number: Gender: Male Contact Details: Postal address: Mobile: Email: Physical address: Academic and other qualifications: LLM (Master of Laws) degree.

1988.

Harvard Law School, USA.

LLB (Bachelor of Laws) degree.

1982.

University of Zululand, South Africa.

B. Turis (Bachelor of Law) degree.

1980.

University of Zululand, South Africa.

Public Service Senior Law Certificate (Diploma Legum).

1977.

University of Zululand.

South Africa.


Public Service Law Diploma.

1975.

University of Zululand.

Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and former member of the Johannesburg Bar.

Work Experience: (Starting with the most recent) 1, Commissioner and Chairperson, South African Human Rights Commission.

Jan. 2017 to date The mandate of the SAHRC is to promote human rights and a culture of human rights and to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights.
As part of the Commission, duties included and oversaw the activities related thereto in provincial offices.

Provided oversight over the implementation of the mandate of the Commission, including monitoring human rights in the whole country and engaging with mainly state departments to promote and protect human rights.

Engaged with stakeholders nationally and with other national human rights institutions (NHRIs) regionally and internationally.
Oversaw and monitored the state's compliance with concluding observations of international treaty bodies.

Addressed forums ofNHRIs in Africa and globally via the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) and the Global Alliance ofNational Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).
Conducted inquiries into human rights violations, including the national inquiry into access to mental health care in South Africa, following the Esidimeni tragedy, and issued the investigation report in March 2019.

Participated in litigation decisions of the Commission as well as matters being litigated; As Chairperson, chaired the meetings of Commissioners, saved as the face of the Commission to external entities.

Led the delegations of Commissioners nationally and elsewhere.
Led delegations of Commissioners before the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services and other entities.

2.

Assistant Secretary-General ofthe UN and Registrar Ofthe UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UNICTR).

January 2013 to December 2015.


The mandate of the UN ICTR was to prosecute those bearing the highest responsibility for the Rwandan genocide of 1994 in which between half a million and eight hundred human beings were murdered in a period of 100 days simply because their appearance was different.

In addition to prosecuting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the tribunal prosecuted rape crimes that were widespread and systematic during the genocide.
As Registrar, I was representative of the UN Secretary-General on administrative, legal and diplomatic matters relating to the Tribunal vis-å-vis the host governments (Tanzania & Rwanda) and other Member States.

Assisted the Chambers, the Office ofthe Prosecutor and the Defence Counsels in the performance of their functions by providing judicial support services that included, among others, court management, interpretation and translation and, where applicable, legal aid.
Dealt with administrative appeals lodged by members of the Defence and took decisions thereon after consultation with the President of the ICTR.

Especially, when requested, prepared and filed motions under Rule 33 (B) of the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and Evidence (RPE).

Functions included the negotiation of agreements with Host Governments (Rwanda and Tanzania) and other Member States on a variety of issues.
Among others, negotiated with some Member States and achieved limited success in the relocation of acquitted persons, successfully negotiated with Senegal the construction of additional prison cells at the Sebikotane Prison in Dakar and thereby augmented the capacity of the Mechanism in the enforcement ofprison sentences ofICTR convicts.

The position included other duties, such as the surrender of witnesses and evidence, and capacity-building arrangements to help host governments.
Dealt with issues of immunity of the Tribunal and its officials and the provision of security to Judges, the Prosecutor, staff and assets of the Tribunal.

Dealt with aspects of litigation within the UN Internal Justice System.

Travelled to many countries and met senior government officials, sometimes including Heads of State, to discuss matters relating to the Tribunal, especially relocation.
In the process, developed experience and further skills, among others, in strategic planning, legal skills, negotiation, and downsizing.

Oversaw the ICTR Registry, consisting of a number of departments and sections that provided services to the three organs of the Tribunal as well as providing some administrative support to the Mechanism, such as detention, human resources management, finance, security and medical services, until these functions were transferred to the Mechanism.
Among others, recruited and appointed Tribunal staff for the Chambers (in consultation with the President), the Office of the Prosecutor (in consultation with the Prosecutor) and the Office ofthe Registrar.

Initiated and managed semi-judicial cases (such as ST/SGB/2008/5) (cases of harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace) relating to Tribunal staff administration, and handled aspects of litigation within the UN internal justice system.
Maintained good and healthy working relationships between the Tanzanian and Rwandan governments to enable the Tribunal and Mechanism to continue functions smoothly and with their support.

The responsibilities ofthe position included the provision ofsupport in monitoring one ofthe cases transferred to Rwanda for trial, sourcing witnesses from Rwanda and other Member States, providing witness protection especially to sensitive witnesses in ongoing cases.
Led the team that presented and successfully defended the budgets of the ICTR to the General Assembly, supervised financial expenditure, and monitored budget performance.

Drafted some reports and contributed to others.

Oversaw the provision of information technology, language services, security and medical services.

Planned and drove the downsizing program aimed at a timely, smooth 2 and cost-effective closure of the Tribunal.
Directed and managed the transfer of some of the functions of the Tribunal, including human resources and financial management and the preparation and the transfer of ICTR records of long-term to permanent value, to the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in line with the prescripts of the Security Council.

Reasons for leaving: Successful completion of the mandate of the Tribunal and closure of the UNICTR in December 2015.

3, Deputy ChiefProsecutor, UN ICTR.

January 2003 to December 2012.


Supported the Chief Prosecutor in the prosecution of suspects indicted for international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

Assisted in the articulation and review of the investigation and prosecution strategies.

Participated in the review and confirmation of draft motions dealing with novel and important legal issues as well as in the review and discussion of appeal briefs.
Assisted the Chief Prosecutor in directing and managing investigations.

The support, generally, included engaging with investigators working in the field, the protection and relocation of confidential sources, managing litigation within the UN internal justice system at the level of the Joint Appeals Board (JAB) and later the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT).

Deputized for the Prosecutor from time to time and represented him in international forums.
Assisted the Prosecutor when doing diplomatic work, strategy and policy formulation and implementation.

Led the process of presenting and defending the budget before relevant committees of the UN General Assembly.

Under the overall supervision of the Prosecutor, managed recruitment processes and OTP staff administration in general.

At its peak, the Office of the Prosecutor managed between 300 and 400 staff members.

Planned and managed the downsizing of the Office of the Prosecutor.
Chaired the Budget Review Committee, the Advisory Committee to the Coordination Council, and the Central Review Board and participated in other Tribunal wide committees such as strategy review committees, and recruitment panels.

With regard to some of these, worked closely with the former ASG and Registrar of the ICTR, Mr. Adama Dieng, and reported frequently to the Coordination Council of the ICTR with regard to some of these functions.
Experience and skills acquired from the UN: enhanced knowledge of UN Rules and Regulations, knowledge of the jurisprudence of the ICTR and ICTY, the jurisprudence of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the United Nations Appeal Tribunal (UNAT), leadership skills, strategic planning and monitoring, UN administrative, people management and general management skills, legal drafting, negotiation, diplomacy, budgeting, change management and downsizing skills.

Reasons for leaving.


Promoted to position of Registrar of the UN ICTR.

4.

National Director, Legal Resources Centre.

May 1996 to January 2003.

Served as chief executive officer of the Legal Resources Centre.

The LRC is a public interest litigation organization with a human rights focus and whose core business is constitutional litigation on various human rights issues, including discrimination, poverty, land issues and many other issues.
The many achievements ofthe LRC in the 3 area ofhuman rights include ground-breaking decisions such as I-loffinann v South Urican Airways 2002 (l) SA I (CC) making it illegal for an employer to deny employment to a person on the basis of his or her HIV status and Minister of Health and Others v Treatment Action Campaign and Others (No.

2) 2002 (5) SA 721 (CC) on the enforcement of the right of access to health care.

Formulated and implemented board-approved organisational vision and strategy.
Mobilised resources from donors to fund and support the programs of the LRC including cooperation with embassies of foreign governments providing development aid in South Africa.

Liaised with various South African government departments, among others, on social welfare, land, housing, water, justice and other issues.

Served on the boards of the Open Society Foundation, Cape Town, and the Open Society Justice Institute, New York, and as member the Council of the University of North-West (Mafikeng Campus).
Skills acquired or enhanced bypublic interest litigation: Leadership skills, litigation skills, strategic planning and monitoring, resources mobilization skills, people management and general management skills, legal drafting, negotiation, budgeting, and change management skills.

Reasonsfor leaving: Appointed as Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the UN ICTR.

5.

Professor and Dean ofthe Law Facully, University ofLimpopo.

January 1989 to May 1996.

Head of the Department of Public Law.


Taught law courses, such as constitutional law, administrative law, commercial law and public international law, to students studying for law and commercial degrees.

As dean, I provided leadership and direction to the law faculty that had an estimated student complement of over 600 each year and about 35 faculty members.

Member of the University Senate.

Member of the University Council elected by and representing the Senate.
Revised the law curriculum to bring it in line with the needs ofthe new South Africa.

Co-founder of a program that enabled law students to gain articles of clerkship in commercial law firms in SA.

Member of the Executive Committee of the university that assisted the Vice-Chancellor to implement policy and manage the running ofthe institution.

Provided legal advice to the Vice-Chancellor and university management (1989 — 1992).

Chaired the university's disciplinary committee for many years.
Member of the Committee of Deans of Faculties Of Law that spearheaded proposals for the transformation of the law curriculum in the post-apartheid South Africa, resulting in a transformed law degree.

Frequently appointed by Circuit Court Judges of the former Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court as assessor in murder trials.
Member of the legal team that provided legal advice to Theme Committee 3 of the Constitutional Assembly that drafted the current South African Constitution, Reasonfor leaving.

Recruited by the Legal Resources Centre as its national director.

6.

Senior Lecturer and then Associate Professor ofLaw.

July 1982 to December 1988.

Responsibilities included teaching law courses including criminal court procedure and interpretation of statutes to under-graduate and post-graduate students.
Conducting research and developing students' study guides.

Contributing to the development of the curriculum for law students.

4 Regularly invited to sit as an assessor in murder trials in the North-West Division of the Tligh Court.

Skills acquired in the academic area: teaching law, legal research, production of study materials, public speaking and experience in criminal trials in the High Court.
Reasonfor leaving: Recruited by the University of Limpopo as professor and head ofthe department of public law.

Magistrate and Lecturer.

Institutefor Public Service Training, University ofZululand.

February 1979 toJune 1982.

Taught law subjects to undergraduate students in the public services and provided practical legal training to learner public prosecutors.

Periodically presided over criniinal cases in the magistrates' courts as part of the training of public prosecutors.
Reasonsfor leaving: Accepted the job of senior lecturer at the University ofNorth-West.

8, District Court Magistrate, Madadeni District June 1977 to January 1979.

Presided over criminal trials falling within the jurisdiction of a magistrate's court.

Under the supervision of the Chief Magistrate, performed administrative duties such as those relating to labour matters, population registration, traditional affairs and the collection of revenue.
Reasons for leaving: I was seconded to the Institute for Public Service Training at the University of Zululand.

9.

Public Prosecutor, Madadeni district.

January 1975 to June 1977.

Prosecuted criminal cases in the lower courts in the Madadeni Magistrates' Courts and the Umbumbulu Magistrates?

Courts.

Worked with and guided investigating police officers with regard to the collection and sufficiency of evidence necessary for taking decisions to prosecute.

Reasons for leaving.


I was promoted to position of magistrate and assumed duties of a presiding judicial officer.

10.

Administrative Clerk and Clerk of the Magistrate 's Court.

Madadeni district.

August 1971 to December 1974.

Mostly government clerical work including collection of revenue, population registration writing reports and labour matters.

Later, served as the clerk of the Magistrate's court.
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