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Human Rights Watch International Justice Program Internship for Law students in the US
3 months ago
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) is offering a paid internship and seeking law students or graduates to intern in New York, USA. Hence, if you are looking for a paid internship in the United States, apply for this internship opportunity and join the New York office of the Human Rights Watch.
Through this internship, the intern will explore international courts and international justice systems and mechanisms. The intern will grab a chance to develop his/her skills in advocacy, writing, and legal research. In addition, the interns will take part in different activities during the internship while attending workshops, training, lectures, and other events relating to human rights.
Program focusThe focus of the program will be on supervising international law developments in targeted country conditions, conducting desk research, and drafting papers concerning issues of international justice.
Deadline: September 16, 2020
Beginning of the program: Late September or Early October
Duration: 3 months
Working hours per week: minimum 15
Location: New York, USA
The benefits of the program:- Working with international human rights organizations
- Close supervision by HRW staff and trainers
- Interaction with the other US and international organizations
- Gain academic credit
- Free access to lecture, training, professional development workshops, and special events relating to human rights
- Connecting with other interns, volunteers, and employees
- Performing legal research
- Analyzing international law
- Drafting and reviewing media reports on related issues
- Monitoring developments at the international criminal court
- Analyzing the international justice developments process
- Outlining the important point of international justice
- Recording the case research
- Documenting advocacy-style documents
- Gaining familiarity with the Rome Statute
- Developing the skills of deep attention to the footnoting and fact-checking
- Reporting and presenting in a compelling manner in internal drafts
- Close supervision and evaluation sessions to provide feedback and support
More benefits for interns:
- Directly connection with large, international human rights organization
- Training based on the internal working of HRW
- Access to HRW materials and publications
- Participating in select in-house events such as speaker series events and other events organized within the organization.
- Participating in the internal, outside meetings and other events related to the human rights field
- Students' background must be in law (either an LLB, LLM, JD, or relevant degree)
- Enrollment in a prestigious, degree-granting graduate or law program for the duration of the internship t;
- Have a high interest in international criminal justice, human rights, and a demonstrated commitment to human rights
- Preference will be given to relevant course work.
- Knowledge of French is a plus
- Have a good computer and internet application skills
- CV
- Interest letter
- A legal writing sample
How to apply:
Applicants may apply by filling and submitting an online application form through HRW's job portal.
Click here to apply.
Note: No calls or email inquiries accepted. Only complete applications will be evaluated. Due to a large number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be notified further.
If you face any problem during registration or application, please email
