Women's Rights Division Intern

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Human Rights Watch

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Internship
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $17 USD / hourly
  • Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 30/06/2025
  • Location: Canada 
Climate & Environmental justice Economic justice Movement building Human rights
Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.

Responsibilities: The intern’s responsibilities may include the following:
  • Conducting desk research related to land, natural resources, and other women’s rights issues;
  • Collecting and analyzing gender-based violence and other data, including from government agencies and information requests;
  • Gaining familiarity with international human rights law and standards on violence against women and girls, discrimination, inequality, and poverty;
  • Building knowledge and conducting analysis on relevant law and policies at national and international levels, including the African Union;
  • Supporting in the drafting of research and background briefings;
  • Participating in phone calls or meetings with partners, and attending relevant events;
  • Monitoring media stories on women’s land rights, forced evictions, displacement, and natural resources governance; and
  • Gaining familiarity with work of other divisions including other thematic or regional research; fundraising; advocacy; communications, operations; etc.
Additional opportunities:
  • Direct exposure to the workings of a large, international human rights organization;
  • Induction training on the internal working of HRW;
  • Access to HRW materials and publications;
  • Attending select in-house events such as speaker series events and other events organized within the organization for interns and other staff; and 
  • Attending internal staff meetings, HRW events, and external meetings and relevant events.
Qualifications: 
  • Applicants in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom must be enrolled in an accredited, degree-granting graduate-level program for the duration of the internship;
  • In Canada, the internship must be through a program approved by the intern’s educational institution;
  • A demonstrated passion for or strong interest in human rights, particularly in the intersections of women’s rights, land and natural resources rights, and poverty and inequality is required;
  • Strong organizational skills, a proactive approach to projects, and reliability are required;
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required;
  • Knowledge of or a demonstrated commitment to women’s rights is highly desirable;
  • Fluency in English is required, and some understanding of French is highly desirable; and
  • Computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, internet applications) are essential.

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