[ALBSA-Info] HRW Felloeships

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From: "Craig Zelizer" czelizer at O...
Subject: HRW FEllowshiops


2001-2002 FELLOWSHIPS IN
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS



For Recent Graduates of Law Schools or Graduate Programs in
Journalism, International Relations or Area Studies

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.  Two of the HRW fellowships are
open to recent graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism,
international relations or area studies from any university worldwide.
Three are restricted to graduates of specific schools.

Unrestricted Fellowships
Schell Fellowship - established in memory of Orville Schell, a founder of
Human Rights Watch
Finberg Fellowship - established in memory of Alan Finberg, an early
supporter of Human Rights Watch

Restricted Fellowships
Sandler Fellowship - established in memory of Judge Leonard H. Sandler, a
1950 Columbia Law graduate with a lifelong commitment to civil rights and
civil liberties, open to recent graduates of Columbia Law School
Furman Fellowship - open to recent graduates of New York University School
of Law
Bloomberg Fellowship - open to recent graduates of graduate programs at John
Hopkins University

JOB DESCRIPTION: Fellows work full time for one year with one or more
divisions of Human Rights Watch, based in New York or Washington, DC.
Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct one
or more on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions,
and engage in advocacy efforts aimed at publicizing and curtailing human
rights violations.  Past fellows have conducted fact-finding missions to
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India (including Kashmir and Punjab), Iran,
Kenya, Moldova, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Rwanda,
South Africa, Sudan, Syria, 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 on a paid or volunteer basis.  Proficiency in one
language in addition to English is strongly recommended.  Familiarity with
countries or regions where serious human rights violations occur is also
valued.  Fellows must be recent law, journalism, international relations or
area studies graduates by no later than June 2000, or have significant,
comparable, relevant work experience.  Fellowships begin in the early fall
of 2001.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The salary is $35,000, plus excellent employer-paid
benefits.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2000.  Applications must include  a cover
letter, resume, two letters of recommendation, at least one unedited,
unpublished writing sample, and 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;
applicants without any graduate school training must provide compelling
evidence of significant, comparable, relevant work experience).  Complete
applications for 2001-2002 fellowships (including materials sent separately,
such as transcripts or recommendations) must be received by Human Rights
Watch no later than November 1, 2000.

Applications should be sent to:
Human Rights Watch
Att: Fellowship Committee
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299.

Applicants must be available for interviews in New York from early January
to mid-February 2001.  Inquiries may be directed to the Fellowships hotline
at (212) 290-4700 x312