Human Rights Legend Johan van der Vyver (1934-2023)
Johan David van der Vyver, legendary human rights scholar, anti-apartheid activist, and I.T. Cohen Professor of International Human Rights at Emory University School of Law, died on May 22, 2023, in Pretoria, South Africa. He was 89 and had remained a full-time scholar and teacher through the spring semester 2023.
Pope Benedict XVI 1927–2022
On December 31, 2022 the Vatican announced the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the age of 95. A native of Bavaria, he was ordained in 1951 and became a cardinal in 1977 under Pope Paul VI. In 2005, Benedict succeeded Pope John Paul II and led the Catholic church until his resignation in 2013.