Fellowship Announcement
ORGANIZATION: Human Rights Watch
DEADLINE: 6 Oct 2006

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2007-2008 Fellowships in International Human Rights

For recent graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism,international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from any university worldwide.

Human Rights Watch, the international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization, invites applications for its fellowship program.
Human Rights Watch is known for its impartial and reliable human rights reporting on over 70 countries worldwide, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in affecting the
policy of the U.S. and other influential governments toward human rights abusers.

Unrestricted Fellowships

Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship - Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch.

Restricted Fellowships

Arthur Helton Fellowship - established in memory of Arthur C. Helton, a 1976 New York University Law graduate who dedicated his professional life to refugee and humanitarian issues, open to J.D. graduates of New York University School of Law.

Leonard H. Sandler Fellowship - established in memory of Judge Leonard H. Sandler, a 1950 Columbia Law graduate with a lifelong commitment to civil rights and liberties, open to J.D. graduates of Columbia Law
School.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch in New York or Washington, D.C. 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 fact-finding missions to, among other places, Albania, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kenya,
Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uganda, the U.S.-Mexican border, and
Venezuela.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have exceptional analytic skills, an ability to write and speak clearly, and a commitment to work in the human rights field in the future. Proficiency in one language in addition to English is strongly desired. Familiarity with countries or regions
where serious human rights violations occur is also valued. Fellows must be law, journalism, international relations, or area studies graduates with degrees received after January 2004 and before August 2007, or must provide evidence of significant, comparable, relevant work experience.
Fellowships begin in September 2007.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The salary for 2006-2007 fellows is $43,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits. The salary for 2007-2008 is
currently
under review.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 6, 2006

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

-- cover letter
-- resume
-- two letters of recommendation
-- at least one unedited, unpublished writing sample
-- an official law or graduate school transcript (applicants in
one-year graduate programs should supply an undergraduate transcript
with
a list of their graduate school courses)

Complete applications (including transcripts and recommedations) for
2007-2008 fellowships must be received no later than October 6, 2006.
Complete applications should be sent to:

Human Rights Watch
Attn: Fellowship Committee
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299

Applicants must be available for interviews in New York from early
November to mid-December 2006. Inquiries may be directed to the Fellowships hotline at (212) 290-4700 x312, or to fellowship@hrw.org.
Please see http://www.hrw.org/about/info/fellows.html for more
information.

Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer.