INTERIGHTS internships on Women’s Human Rights in Europe, London - deadline 13 June 2012

INTERIGHTS is has invited applications for a six-month funded internship starting in July 2012, for a lawyer/academic working on Women’s Human Rights in Europe.

Established in 1982, INTERIGHTS works to promote respect for human rights through the use of law. We achieve this through a range of activities: strategic litigation through co-representation, legal support to applicants and third party interventions before international, regional, and national human rights courts and bodies; advising lawyers on the use of international and comparative human rights law before their domestic courts; building capacity through litigation partnerships, targeted training activities and internships, and through the dissemination of legal information. Thematically, our priorities are equality, security and the rule of law (including counter-terrorism), and economic and social rights (ESR). INTERIGHTS currently focuses its activities in Africa, the Commonwealth, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

The precise nature of activities will depend on organisational and programme priorities at the time of the placement; however, it is likely that the main areas in which experience will be offered will include:

• Legal research on international and comparative human rights law and practice relating to Women’s Human Rights to support the preparation of briefs before domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights;
• Preparation of materials for INTERIGHTS’ training workshops on Women’s Human Rights;
• Assistance on INTERIGHTS' publications on Women’s Human Rights;

Where possible, attendance at meetings with human rights practitioners, lectures, or visits to other international / national human rights organisations based in London.

The six month internship will begin in July 2012 and will be based in London. INTERIGHTS will arrange and pay for reasonable travel. The intern will receive a monthly grant of £1,300. Accommodation is not provided but INTERIGHTS can advise on finding a suitable place to stay.

To apply please send a covering letter and a curriculum vitae indicating two referees, a completed equal opportunities monitoring form and a recent writing sample of no more than two thousand words. Short-listed applicants may be interviewed by telephone.

Due to the high number of applications for our internships we are unable to contact applicants that have not been short listed.

Applications should be sent to Chloë Marong by email to jobs@interights.org. The closing date for applications is 13 June 2012.