Human Rights Watch 2009-2010

The deadline to apply for paid one-year Human Rights Watch Fellowships in Washington, D.C. or London is October, 3, 2008.

Qualifications: Open to all law graduates worldwide. Applicants must be available for interviews in New York.

Description: Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch in New York, Washington, D.C., or London (Aryeh Neier fellows will work full-time, for an additional year, at the ACLU). Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations. Past fellows have conducted research and advocacy on numerous different issues in countries all over the world. A few recent examples are: a project on the rights of Iraqi refugees in Syria and Lebanon; on violations of the rights of girls in juvenile custody in New York State; on corporal punishment of children in southern public schools in the US; on the rights of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and India; on abuses against Sri Lankan migrant domestic workers; and abuses committed in the context of the Naxal conflict in Chhattisgarh state, India.

Salary and Benefits: The salary for 2008-2009 fellows is $48,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits. The salary for 2009-2010 is currently under review and may be increased.

Application: Applicants are responsible for compiling complete application packets which must include the following:

• Cover letter
• Résumé (curriculum vitae)
• Two letters of recommendation
• At least one unedited, unpublished writing sample
• An official law school transcript

To learn more and apply, see Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/about/info/fellows.html.