1 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS International Non-Governmental Organizations………………………………………………………………………2 Regional Non-Governmental Organizations North America………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17 South America………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 Europe………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….24 Asia and Australia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………25 Africa and the Middle East……………………………………………………………………………………………28 Issue-Specific Non-Governmental Organizations Children’s Rights…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..36 Environmental Justice…………………………………………………………………………………………………..38 Indigenous and Minority Rights……………………………………………………………………………………40 Women’s Rights…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...43 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Rights……………………………………………………….48 UN and Other Inter-Governmental Organizations………………………………………………………………….52 International Courts and Tribunals…………………………………………………………………………………………62 Canadian Government Sponsored………………………………………………………………………………………….64 *Please note: This document provides a detailed list of possible internship host organizations. The IHRP does not endorse or have relationships with most of the organizations listed. It is noted where the IHRP has partnered with an organization in the past or has hosted an IHRP intern. Students are expected to do their own research into the organizations and ensure the information listed is current.
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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS
International Non-Governmental Organizations………………………………………………………………………2 Regional Non-Governmental Organizations
North America………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17 South America………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 Europe………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….24 Asia and Australia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………25 Africa and the Middle East……………………………………………………………………………………………28
UN and Other Inter-Governmental Organizations………………………………………………………………….52 International Courts and Tribunals…………………………………………………………………………………………62 Canadian Government Sponsored………………………………………………………………………………………….64 *Please note: This document provides a detailed list of possible internship host organizations. The IHRP does not endorse or have relationships with most of the organizations listed. It is noted where the IHRP has partnered with an organization in the past or has hosted an IHRP intern. Students are expected to do their own research into the organizations and ensure the information listed is current.
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INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Organization Details Contact Person Notes The Aga Khan Foundation Canada The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat 199 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Canada, K1N 1K6 Tel: 1-800-267-2532 Tel: 613-237-2532 Fax: 613-567-2532 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.akfc.ca
AIDS Free World (New York/Kenya/Canada) 501 Northern Parkway Uniondale, NY 11553 Tel: 212-729-5084 Fax: 646-924-1690 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.aids-freeworld.org/
IHRP Interns: Lauren Rock (2010) Bethanie Pacutto (2016) Anda Wong (2017)
AJC Global Jewish Advocacy P.O. Box 705 New York, NY 10150 Tel: 212-751-4000 Web: www.ajc.org
Amnesty International, Canada Anglophone Branch 312 Laurier Ave. E. Ottawa, ON K1N 1H9 Tel.: 613-744-7667 (Toll-free) 1-800-266-3789 Fax: 613-746-2411 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.amnesty.ca Francophone Branch 50 rue Ste Catherine Ouest, bureau 500 Montreal, QC H2X 3V4 Tel.: 514-766-9766 (Toll-free) 1-800-565-9766 Fax: 514-766-2088 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.amnistie. ca
Amnesty International, USA 5 Penn Ave. New York, NY 10001 Tel.: 212-807-8400 Fax: 212-627-1451 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.amnestyusa.org
Amnesty International, London Human Resources Program International Secretariat 1 Easton Street London, UK WC1X-0DW Tel.: +44-20-7413-5500 Fax: +44-20-7956-1157 Web: www.amnesty.org.uk
IHRP Interns: Amy Hu, Taiwan (2007)
American Friends Service Committee Wage Peace Campaign AFSC 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Tel: 215-241-7000 Web: http://afsc.org
Anti-Defamation League Department: RL P.O. Box 96226 Washington, DC 20090-6226 Tel: 212-885-7700 Web: http://www.adl.org/
Arctic Council Senior Artic Official Ms. Julie Gourley Office of Oceans Affairs Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs U.S. Department of State Washington D.C. 20520 USA Tel: (202) 647-3264 Fax: (202) 647-4353 E-mail: [email protected] www.state.gov/g/oes http://www.iarc.uaf.edu
Article 19 (freedom of expression) Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3GA United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7324 2500 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.article19.org/
Ashoka, Innovators for the Public Global Headquarters 1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2000 (20th Floor) Arlington, VA 22209 USA Tel: 703-527-8300 Fax: 703-527-8383 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ashoka.org/
#E-1 A Kailash Colony First Floor New Delhi 110048, India Tel: 91-11-41666101 Fax: 91-11-41666107
Breakthrough USA
4 West 37th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10018, USA Tel: 1-212-868-6500 Fax: 1-212-868-6501 Web: http://www.breakthrough.tv/
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square London, UK WC1B 5JP Tel: +44 (0) 20-7862-5151 Fax: +44 20 7862 5152 E-mail: [email protected]
Business for Social Responsibility 88 Kearney Street, 12th Floor San Fransisco CA 94108 Tel: 1-415-984-3200 Fax: 1-415-984-3201 Web: ww.bsr.org
Canadian Centre for International Justice 312 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 1H9 Tel: 613-230-6114 Fax: 613-746-2411 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ccij.ca/
Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director
Past Partner
Canadian Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) 3000 Omer-Lavellee St. Montreal, QC HIY 3R8 Tel: 514-875-9911 Fax: 514-875-6469 E-mail: [email protected]; or [email protected] Web: www.ceci.ca
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network 1240 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto, Ontario M5R 2A7 Tel: 416-595-1666 Fax: 416-595-0094 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aidslaw.ca
Richard Elliott IHRP Interns:
Milton Castelen (2009)
Sandra Dughman (2009)
Chelsey Legge (2016)
Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights 66 Wellington Street W. P.O. Box 1074 Tel.: 613-233-0398 Fax: 613-237-0185 Web: https://www.facebook.com/claihr/
Juda Strawcyznski
CARE Canada 9 Gurdwara Road Suite 100 Ottawa, ON K2E 7X6 Tel: 613-228-5600 Fax: 613-226-5777 E-mail: [email protected]
Center for Housing Rights and Evictions 83 rue de Montbrillant 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 734 1028 Fax: +41 22 733 8336 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.cohre.org/
Centre for Justice & Int’l Law 1630 Connecticut Ave. Suite 401 Washington, DC 20009-1053 USA Tel.: 202-319-3000 Fax: 202-319-3019 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Web: www.cejil.org
Spanish required
Center for Human Rights Advocacy 934 Peral St., Suite F Boulder, Colorado 80302 Tel: 303 444-0970 Fax: 303 444-0987
Coalition for the International Criminal Court New York c/o WFM, 708 3rd Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: 1-212-687-2863 Fax: 1-212-599-1332 E-mail: [email protected] The Hague Bezuidenhoutseweg 99a 2594 AC The Hague The Netherlands Tel: +31-70-3111080 Fax: +31-70-364-0259 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.iccnow.org/
IHRP Intern: Ryan Liss (2009) Info re: internships can be found on the website.
Committee to Protect Journalists (New York) 330 7th Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10001
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative N-8, Second Floor, Green Park (Main) New Delhi - 110 016 India Tel: +91-11-4180200, 43180225-299 Fax: +91-11-2686-4688, 43180217 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://humanrightsinitiative.org
The Danish Institute for Human Rights Wilders Pads 8K 1403 Copenhagen K Tel: +45 3269 8888 Fax: +45 3269 8800 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://humanrights.dk/
Fawcett Society Cambridge House 1 Addington Square, London SE5 0HF Tel: 0207 358 7004 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://fawcettsociety.org.uk
Forced Migration Online Refugee Studies Centre Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) University of Oxford 3 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TB United Kingdom Tel: +44(1875) 281720 Fax: +44 (0)1865 281801 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.forcedmigration.org
African Center for Migration and Society School of Social Sciences Room 5, South West Engineering Building, East Campus University of the Witwatersand P.O. Box 76, Wits 2050 Johannesburg, South Africa Tel: +27 (11) 717 4033
Fundación Intercultural NOR SUD Fundación Intercultural NOR SUD Calle 25 de Mayo P.O. Box N 360 Sucre, Bolivia Tel: ++591 4 644 6598 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.norsud.org
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) P.O.Box 1360 CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)22 741 77 00 Fax: +41 (0)22 741 77 05 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.dcaf.ch
Global Health Council 1120 20th St NW, Suite 500 North Washington D.C. 20036 Tel (202) 833-5900 Fax (202) 833-0075 Web: http://www.globalhealth.org
Human Rights Campaign 1640 Rhode Island Ave, NW Washington D.C. 20036-3278 Fax: 202-216-1579 E-mail : [email protected] Web: www.hrc.org
333 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor New York, NY 10001-5108 Tel: (212) 845 5200 Fax: (212) 845 5299 http://www.HumanRightsFirst.org
Human Rights Watch (HRW) 350 Fifth Avenue 34th Floor New York, NY 10118-3299 USA Tel.: 212-290-4700 Fax: 212-736-1300 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hrw.org
It’s best to contact the individual researcher or division whom you would like to work with.
Past Partner IHRP Interns: Aneesa Walji (2009) Sofia Ijaz (2011) Gunwant Gill (2011) Ashley Major (2015) Tanzeel Hakak (2016) Holly Kallmeyer (2017) Chelsey Legge (2018) Mehak Kawatra (2018)
International Bridges to Justice 64, rue de Monthoux, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41(0) 22.731.2441 Fax:+41(0) 22.731.2483 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ibj.org
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) (Multiple offices) Web: http://www.fidh.org/
IHRP Interns: Elizabeth Severinovskaya (2013)
International Justice Mission PO Box 58147 Washington, DC 20037 Tel: 703-465-5495 Fax: 703-465-5499 Web: http://www.ijm.org/
IHRP Interns: Sam Siew (2007) Grace Cheng (2008)
International Law Commission, Geneva Secretary of the International law Commission 2 United Nations Plaza 323 E. 44th St. New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.un.org/law/ilc/
International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)
65 Wellesley St. E., Suite 403 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y 1G7 Tel: + 1 416 921-0018 Fax: +1 416 921-9979 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.icaso.org
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination (IMADR) International Secretariat 6th Floor, 1-7-1, Irifune, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 104-0042, Japan Tel: (81-3)3586-7447 Fax: (81-3)3586-7462 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.imadr.org/
International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) 5 Hanover Square. Floor 24 New York, NY USA 10004 Tel: +1 917 637 3800 Fax: +1 917 637 3900 [email protected] http://www.ictj.org/en/about/jobs/index.html
International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) 1850 K Street, 5th Floor Washington DC 20006 Tel: 202-350-6700 Fax: 202-350-6701 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ifes.org
International Human Rights Law Group 1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 602 Washington, DC 20036 Fax: 202-822-4606 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hrlawgroup.org
International Rescue Committee (IRC) 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168-1289 Tel: 212-551-3000 Fax: 212-551-3179 Web : www.rescue.org
International Service for Human Rights Rue de Varembé 1, 5th Floor P.O. Box 16 CH-1211 Geneva 20 CIC Switzerland Tel: +41 22 919 71 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.ishr.ch
Journalists for Human Rights 147 Spadina Ave., Suite 206 Toronto, ON M5V2L7 Tel: 416-413-0240 E-mail : [email protected] Web: www.jhr.ca
Rachel Puffer
JurisAIDS 717 D Street NW Suite 310 Washington DC 20004
Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) Plot 50 Lower Churchill Drive Laroo Division P.O. Box 1216 Gulu, Uganda, East Africa Tel: +256 (0) 471 433 008 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.justiceandreconciliation.com
Erin Baines
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives 310 Dupont St. Suite 200 Toronto, ON M5R 1V9 Tel: 416-463-5312 Toll-free: 1-877-403-8933 Fax: 416-463-5569 Web: http://www.kairoscanada.org
Past Partner
Lawyers Rights Watch Canada 3220 West 13th Avenue Vancouver, BC CANADA, V6K 2V5 Tel: +1 604-736-1175 Fax: +1 604-736-1170 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lrwc.org
Gail Davidson, Executive Director
IHRP Fellow: Alexandria Proctor (2017)
Lawyers Without Borders / Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) Rue de Namur 72 Naamsestraat 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 223 36 54 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.asf.be
European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) School of Law, Middlesex University The Burroughs, Hendon NW4 4BT Tel: +44 (0) 208 411 2826 Fax: +44 (0) 2208 202 7058 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/schools/law/ehrac
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Freyung 6 (Schottenhof) 1. Hof, Stiege II 1010 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43 1 4277 27420 Fax: +43 1 4277 27429 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://bim.lbg.ac.at/en
Millennium Promise 432 Park Avenue South, 13th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 584-5710 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.millenniumpromise.org/
Works towards fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals.
Open Society Foundations • 400 West 59th Street • New York, New York 10019
Partners for Development (PFD) 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 406 Silver Spring, MD, USA 20910 Tel : 301-608-0426 Fax : 301-608-0822 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.pfd.org
PEN International International PEN, Brownlow House, 50 - 51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6ER Tel: +44 (0) 20 7405 0338 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.pen-international.org
Sarah Clarke Past Partner IHRP Interns: Lisana Nithiananthan (2014) Philip Omorogbe (2015) Samuel Levy (2017)
Population Council One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York, MY 10017 USA Tel: 212-339-0500 Fax: 212-755-6052 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.popcouncil.org
IHRP Interns: Hanna Gros (2014) Ledya Yohannes (2014)
Project Plowshares
140 Westmount Road North Waterloo ON, N2L 3G6 Tel: (519) 888-6541 Fax: (519) 888-0018 Web: www.ploughshares.ca
Public International Law and Policy Group 888 16th Street NW, Suite 831 Washington, DC 20006 Web: http://publicinternationallawandpolicygroup.org/ E-mail: [email protected]
Rabbis for Human Rights 9 HaRechavim Jerusalem, Israel 94362 Tel: +972.2.648.2757 Fax: +972.2.678.3611 Mobile: +972.50.560.7034
Robert Kennedy Memorial – Center for Human Rights 1300 19th Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-463-7575 Fax: 202-463-6606 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.rfkmemorial.org
Section 27: Catalysts for Social Justice 5th floor, Braamfontein Centre, 23 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, South Africa 2001 PO Box 32361, Braamfontein, 2017, South Africa. Tel: +27 (0)11 356 4100 Fax: +27 (0)11 339 4311 Email: [email protected] Web: www.section27.org.za
Focus on socio-economic rights in the context of the HIV-AIDS epidemic. IHRP Intern: Danielle Glatt (2011) Rona Ghanbari (2015)
Social Rights Advocacy Centre Fax: (01) 416-946-1841 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.socialrights.ca
Bruce Porter (Executive Director)
Stephen Lewis Foundation 260 Spadina Avenue, Suite 501 Toronto, ON M5T 2E4
The American Society of International Law 2223 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008-2864 Tel: 202-939-6000 Fax: 202-797-7133 Web: www.asil.org
Transparency International Secretariat, Alt-Moabit 96, 10559 Berlin Tel: +49-30-3438 20-0 Fax: +49-30-3470 3912 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.transparency.org
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) 1200 17TH St. NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel.: 202-457-1700 Web: www.usip.org
World Bank Group’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) Integrity Vice Presidency The World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433 Tel: (202) 473-1000 Wed: http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/integrity-vice-presidency
World University Service of Canada 1404 Scott Street Ottawa, ON K1Y 4M8 Tel: 613 798-7477 Toll-free: 1-800-267-8699 Fax: 613 798-0990 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://wusc.ca
Canadian students can download recruitment packages from website
REGIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
North America
Organization Details Contact Person Notes American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee 1990 M Street NW, Suite 610 Washinton Tel: (202) 244-2990 Fax: (202) 333-3980 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.adc.org/
IHRP Intern: Khaled A. Beydoun (2008)
American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York NY 10004 Tel: 212-549-2500 Web: http://www.aclu.org/
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) 900 Helmcken Street 2nd floor Vancouver BC, V6Z 1B3 Tel: 604-687-2919 Fax: 604-687-3045 Web: http://bccla.org/
Past Partner
Canada Without Poverty 251 Bank Street 2nd floor Ottawa ON, K2P 1X3 Tel: 613-789-0096 Toll-Free: 1-800-810-1076 Fax: 613-566-3499 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.cwp-csp.ca
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Kim Pate Past Partner
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) 281 Eglinton Ave E. Toronto, ON M4P 1L3 Tel: 416-482-6501 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.carl-acaadr.ca
Audrey Macklin Asper-IHRP Intern:
Katherine Macdonald (2013)
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives CCPA National Office Suite 500 251 Bank Street Ottawa ON, K2P 1X3 Tel: 613-563-1341 Fax: 613-233-1458 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.policyalternatives.ca
Canadian Civil Liberties Association 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210 Tel: 416-363-0321 Fax: 416-861-1291 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://ccla.org/
Sukanya Pillay IHRP Intern: Sarah Rostom (2015)
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture194 Jarvis Street 2nd Floor Toronto, ON M5B 2B7 Tel: 416-363-1066 Fax: 416-363-2122 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://ccvt.org/
Asper-IHRP Intern: Aron Zaltz (2013)
Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) 6839 Drolet #302 Montréal QC, H2S 2T1 Tel: (514) 277-7223 Fax: (514) 277-1447 E-mail: [email protected]
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network 1240 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto, Ontario M5R 2A7 Telephone: +1 416 595-1666 Fax: +1 416 595-0094 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.aidslaw.ca/EN/index.htm
Richard Elliott
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal 240 Sparks Street, 6th Floor West Ottawa ON, K1A 1J4 Tel: (613) 995-1707 TTY: (613) 947-1070 Fax: (613) 995-3484 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) (Trinidad and Tobago) 16-18 Jamaica Blvd Federation Park, Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Tel: +1-868-299-0820; 299-0895; 622-4261 Web: carpha.org
IHRP Fellow: Alexis Vaughan (2016)
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) (Canada) 192 Spadina Avenue Suite 427 Toronto ON, M5T 2C2 Tel: 416-944-0087 Toll-Free: 1-800-263-1139 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.equalityrights.org
IHRP Intern: Amanda Montague (2010) Ramz Aziz (2016)
Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples (Canada) 2141 Jane Street, 2nd Floor Toronto ON, M3M 1A2 Tel: 416-533-8545 Fax: 416-533-5731 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.spanishservices.org/
Conservation Law Foundation 62 Summer Street Boston, MA 02110 Tel: 617-350-0990 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.clf.org
IHRP Fellow: Jeannie Pau (2017)
Democracy Watch Democracy Watch P.O. Box 821, Station B Ottawa, ON K1P 5P9 Tel: 613-241-5179 Email: [email protected] Web: www.democracywatch.ca
HIV AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario (Canada) HALCO 55 University Avenue, Suite 1400 Toronto, ON M4Y 1G7 Tel: 416-340-7790 or Toll-Free: 1-888-705-8889 Fax: 414-340-7248 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.halco.org/
IHRP Intern: May El-Abdallah (2010)
Human Rights Legal Support Centre 180 Dundas Street West, 8th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 0A1 Tel: (416) 597-4900 Toll Free: 1-866-625-5179 TTY: (416) 597-4903 TTY Toll Free: 1-866 612-8627 Fax: 1-866-625-5180 or 416-314-6202 Web: www.hrlsc.on.ca
Human Rights Research and Education Centre University of Ottawa 57 Louis Pasteur Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Fauteux Hal, Room 550 Tel: (613) 562-5775 Fax: (613) 562-5125 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/
Refugee Law Office, Legal Aid Ontario Atrium on Bay 20 Dundas St W, Ste 202 Toronto, ON M5G 2H1 Tel: 416-979-1446 Toll-Free: 1-800-668-8258 Fax: 416-977-5567 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.legalaid.on.ca
Andrew Brouwer Past Clinic Partner
Asper-IHRP Intern: Katherine Macdonald (2013)
SAKHI for South Asian Women New York, NY Tel: 212-714-9153 E-mail: [email protected] www.sahki.org
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South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario 45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 106A Toronto, ON M2N 5W9 Tel: 216-487-6371 Web: http://www.salc.on.ca/
Asper-IHRP Intern: Shweta Chaudhary (2013)
West Coast LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund) 555-409 Granville Street Vancouver, BC, V6C 1T2 Tel: 604-684-8772 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.westcoastleaf.org
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1420 Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8 Tel: (416) 595-7170 Toll Free: 1 (888) 824-5323 Facsimile: 416-595-7191 Email: [email protected] Web: www.leaf.ca
South America
Organization Details Contact Person Notes ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America José Vasconcelos 131, Col. San Miguel Chapultepec Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11850, Cuidad de México Tel: +52 55 1054 6500 ext. 102 Web: www.articulo19.org
Centre for Human Rights – University of Chile Pio Nono 1, Providencia, Santiago. Chile E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cdh.uchile.cl
IHRP Interns: Nevena Urosevic (2011)
Centro de Politicas Publicas y Derechos Humanos (Peru)
Web: www.equidad.pe
IHRP Interns: Joss Opie (2010) Mary Roberts (2010)
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and Girls- Latin America and the Caribbean Web: http://www.catwlac.org/es/
IHRP Intern: Nicole Simes (2008)
Ecology and Action (ECOA) Brazil Web: https://ecoa.org.br/
IHRP Fellow: Madison Deppe (2018)
Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) Av. Almirante Grau 915 Barranco, Lima 4, Perú Tel: (511) 247-9988 Fax: (511) 247-1854 Web: http://www.grade.org.pe/english/
IHRP Intern: Bruce McCrae (2012)
Justice Studies Center of the Americas (Chile) Rodo Nº 1950, Providencia
SOS CORPO – Instituto Feminista para a Democracia Rua Real da Torre, 593 – Madalena Recife – Pernambuco – Brasil CEP: 50.610-000 Tel: (55) (81) 3087.2086 Fax: (55) (81) 3445.1905 E.mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.soscorpo.org.br/
Europe
Organization Details Contact Person Notes European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) Schiffbrücke 12 D-24939 Flensburg, Germany Tel: +49-461-14149-0 Fax: +49-461-14149-9 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ecmi.de
IHRP Fellows: Dimitrios Molos (2018)
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Onze Lieve Vrouwplein 21 6211 HE Maastricht The Netherlands Tel: 31-43-3502-900 Fax: 31-43-3502-902 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ecdpm.org
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) Avenue des Arts 7/8 1210 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 232 900 40 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ecre.org
Irish Family Planning Association Solomons House 42a Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 01 607 4456 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.ifpa.ie/
IHRP Interns: Maria Mercedes Cavallo (2009) Heather Burnett (2010)
Irish Penal Reform Trust MACRO 1 Green Street Dublin 7 Ireland Tel: +353-1-874-1400 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.iprt.ie/
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Temple Court 39 North Street Belfast Northern Ireland BT1 1NA Tel: +44 (0) 28 9024 3987 Fax: +44 (0) (28) 9024 7844 E-mail: [email protected]
The Pat Finucane Centre Unit B8, Ráth Mór Centre, Bligh's Lane, Derry, North of Ireland BT48 OLZ Tel: +44 28 71 268846 Fax: +44 28 71 266453 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/
Asia and Australia
Organization Details Contact Person Notes Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Dhaka YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Tel:0088-02-8313689, 9349125 Fax: 0088-02-9347107
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility 2/F Ateneo Professional Schools-Salcedo 130 HV dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227 Philippines Tel: (63-2) 894-1314 Fax: (63-2) 840-0889 Email: [email protected]
Centre for Policy Alternatives 24/2, 28th Lane Off Flower Road Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Email: [email protected] Web: www.cpalanka.org
IHRP Intern: Dharsha Jegatheeswaran (2013)
Commission for the Promotion of Public Awareness and Development Studies (COPPADES) Besisahar, Lamjung, Nepal Tel: 977-066520388 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.coppades.org.np
Free Burma Coalition 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE #204 Washington, DC 20003 Tel.: 202-547-5985 Fax: 202-544-6118 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.freeburmacoalition.org
Human Rights in China HRIC Head Office (New York) 110 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 Tel: +1 212-239-4495 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hrichina.org/en
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Secretariat/Punjab chapter Aiwan-I-Jamjoor, 107-Tipu Block New Garden Town, Lahore – 54600 Tel: +92-42-35864994 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.hrcp-web.org
Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights 4th Floor, CVOD Jain School 84, Samuel Street, Dongri Mumbai – 400 009 Tel: 91-22-23439651 Fax: 91-22-23790699 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://iptindia.org
Lawyers for Human Rights & Legal Aid Opp. Sindh Assembly Building, Court Road, Karachi-74200, Pakistan UAN: 111-911-922 Fax: 5685938 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.lhrla.com.pk/
South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (“SICHREM”) 35 Anjanappa Complex, 1st Floor Hennur Main Road, Lingarajapuram Bangalore 560084, Karnataka, India Tel: +91 80 25473922 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sichrem.org
Taiwan Association for Human Rights 2F No. 22, Ln. 61 Tianxiang Rd. Zhongshan Dist. 104 Taipei, Taiwan Tel.: +866-2-25969525 Fax: +886-2-25968545 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.tahr.org.tw
Toronto Association for Learning and Preserving the History of World War II in Asia (Toronto ALPHA) 1775 Lawrence Ave E Toronto, ON M1R 2X7 Tel: (416) 299-0111 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.alphaeducation.org
Contact the IHRP Director for an introduction to this organization.
IHRP Interns: Glenn Brandys (2012) Xijun (Cicie) Deng (2012) Eleanor Anderson Vaughn (2014) Ki Won Moon (2018)
DAI - USAID Cambodia Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Project Cambodia MSME, Phnom Penh 7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: (301) 771-7600 E-mail: o’[email protected] Web: www.dai.com
IHRP Interns: Joanna Kyriazis (2010) Tim Hughes (2011)
Africa and the Middle-East
Organization Details Contact Person Notes Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association 3 Mousa Tawasheh Street, Sebat Bldg., 1st Floor, Suite 2, Ramallah (near Rafidein
Al Haq (Palestine) 54 Main Street 2nd Fl. - Protestant Hall Bldg. - Ramallah, Palestine Tel: +970 2 295 46 46 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.alhaq.org
IHRP Intern: Dylan Cantwell Smith (2008)
Avocats Sans Frontieres, Uganda Mission Avenue de la Chasse 140 Jachtlaan 1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 223 36 64 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.asf.be
Past Clinic Partner IHRP Intern: Tamara Nachmani (2010)
Action Africa 2309 Mills Avenue, NE Washington DC 20018 Tel.: 202-529-1912 Fax: 202-529-8350 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.actionafrica.org
Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) House No. 15, Nii Odoi Link, Off IPS/Trinity College Road, East Legon P.O. Box GP 1752 Tel: +233-(0)30-2508952 Fax: +233-(0)30-2508952 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cepil.org.gh
IHRP Intern: Sarah Beamish (2013)
Equality Effect The Center for Social Innovation – Annex 720 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON M5S 2R4 Tel: 416-720-7359 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.theequalityeffect.org
Fiona Sampson Past Clinic Partner IHRP Interns: Meghan Lindo (2011) Aleena Reitsma (2012) Alison Mintoff (2013) Shannon L. More (2014) Madison Hass (2015) Ashley Boggild (2016) Michelle Beck (2017)
The Botswana Centre for Human Rights Private Bag 00416 Gaborone, Botswana Southern Africa Tel: + 267 390-6998 Web: https://www.facebook.com/ditshwanelobotswana/
Commission on Human Rights & Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Old Parliament House, Hight Street, Accra. Tel: +233 (0) 242-211-534 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://chraj.gov.gh/
Centre For Applied Legal Studies University of the Witwatersrand First floor, DJ Du Plessis Building; West Campus University of the Witwatersrand P. O. Box: Private Bag 3 Wits University 2050 South Africa Tel : +27 11 717 8600 Fax : +27 11 717 1702 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://www.wits.ac.za/cals/
Connect Africa "Connecting Rural Africa" South Africa Company Reg. No. 2006/031821/08 (Section 21) VAT Reg. No. 4940234174 Tel: +27 (0)82 487 8354 E-mail: [email protected]
Economic and Social Research Foundation 51 Uporto St., Ursino Estates Uporto Street, Ursino Estates P.O. Box 31226 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255 22 2926084 - 90 Fax: +255 754 780133 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Web: www.esrftz.org
Dr. Tausi Mbaga Kida, Executive Director
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) 8/10 Mathaf El-Manyal St.10th Fl Manyal El-Roda Cairo, Egypt Tel: +20 2 363 6811/362 0467 Fax: +20 2 362 1613 E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: http://www.eohr.org
Egyptian Initiative on Personal Rights, Cairo 14 El Saraya Al Kobra, Ash Shamashargi, Cairo, Cairo Governorate 11519 Tel: +(202) 27960158 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://eipr.org/en
IHRP Intern: Bahaa Ezzelarab (2009)
Fahamu Block C, 3rd Floor, Peoponi Plaza, Westlands. PO Box 37158, 00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 3749346 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.fahamu.org
Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) Human Rights House Plot 1853 Lulume Road Nsambya Kampala, P.O. Box 11027 Kampala, Uganda Tel.: 256-41-510263, 510498; 510276 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.fhri.or.ug
Girl Child Network Valley View Office Park, 5th Floor City Park Drive, Parklands, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 6007137 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.girlchildnetwork.org
IHRP Intern: Jacqueline VanDerMeulen (2007)
Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) 6 Sherborne Road Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa Tel: +27 11 482 2872 Fax: +27 11 482 8468 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://hsf.org.za/
IHRP Fellow: Tamara Jewett (2016)
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum Uganda (HRAPF) Plot 390, Professor Apolo Nsibambi Road, 20 metres off Balintuma Road, Namirembe, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 (0) 414 530683 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hrapf.org
Adrian Jjuuko, Executive Director
IHRP Intern: Kathryn Hart (2013)
Human Rights Network Uganda (HURINET) Plot 94 Old Kiira Road, Ntinda (Near Ministers Village) P.O. Box 21265, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256-414-286923 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: http://www.hurinet.or.ug
Human Rights Watch Middle East & North Africa Division 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118-3299 Web: www.hrw.org
Interns must be fluent in Arabic.
Past Partner
Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre 129 Church St, Unit 423 New Haven, CT 06510, United States Tel: +1 203.745.4247
IHRP Intern: Kasra Nejatian (2006) Matthew Milne (2015)
Katiba Institute Rose Avenue, Hurlingham P.O. Box 26586-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 704 594963 E-mail: [email protected] Web:http://www.katibainstitute.org/contact-us-2/
Kav LaOved (The Workers Hotline) 75 Nahalat Binyamin, Floor 4 PO Box 2319 Tel Aviv – Yafo 61022 Tel: 03-6883766 Fax: 03-6883537 E-mail: [email protected] Web:https://www.kavlaoved.org.il/en/contact-us/branches-reception-hours/
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Nairobi 1st Floor, CVS Plaza, Lenana Roard, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 020-39-69-000 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.knchr.org/
Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) 2nd Floor Bishops Garden Towers, Bishops Road, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 4936000 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kippra.org
Legal Assistance Centre, Namibia LAC Head Office – Windhoek PO Box 604 4 Marien Ngouabi Street Windhoek, Namibia Tel: +264 61 223356 Fax: +264 61 234953 E-mail: [email protected]
Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) 94 Yaffa Street PO Box 8921 Haifa 31090, Israel Tel: +972 (0) 4-9501610 Fax: +972 (0) 4-9503140 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://www.adalah.org/en
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Jamel ‘Abdel Nasser “al-Thalathini” Street, Al-Roya Building Floor 12, PO Box 1328 Gaza City, Gaza Strip Tel: 972 82824-776 Fax: 972 82835-255 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.pchrgaza.org
Internships available with the Legal Unit, the Social and Economic Development Unit and the Democratic Unit
The Palestinian Human Rights Organization P.O. Box 114/5004 Beirut, Lebanon Tel: 00961-3-780034 Fax: 00961-3-843883 Web: www.palhumanrights.org
Timap for Justice, Sierra Leone 4E Mudge Farm, Off Aberdeen Road Freetown, Sierra Leone Tel: +232 22-229-911 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.timapforjustice.org/
Third World Network Africa 9 Ollennu St. East Legon P.O. Box AN 19452 Accra-North, Ghana Tel : +233 302 511189 E-mail : [email protected] Web: www.twnafrica.org
Truth and Reconciliation Committee (South Africa) Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius St, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)12 357 8120/1/2 Web: http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Senior Programme Officer P.O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel.: 251-11-544-5000 Fax : 251-11-551-4416 Web: www.uneca.org
ISSUE-SPECIFIC NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Children’s Rights
Organization Details Contact Person Notes Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://rightsofchildren.ca/
Defence for Children International (DCI) International Secretariat Rue Varembé P.O. Box 88
Defence for Children International (Canada) DCI-Canada, 20 Spadina Road Toronto, Ontario M5R 2S7 Tel : 416-907-7432 Fax : 1-888-314-8194 E-mail : [email protected] Web : http ://www.dci-canada.org/
International Bureau for Children’s Rights 805 Villeray St. Montreal, Quebec H2R 1J4 Tel: 514-932-7656 Fax: 514-932-4953 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.ibcr.org
Justice for Children & Youth 55 University Ave, 15th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5J 2H7 Tel: 416-920-1633 Fax: 416-920-5855 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.jfcy.org
Speak with Cheryl Milne in the Asper Centre if you are interested in an internship at this organization.
IHRP Intern : Amanda Montague (2009)
PLAN Canada 245 Eglington Ave. East Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M4P 0B3 Tel: 1-800-387-1418 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://plancanada.ca/
IHRP Intern : Krista Stout (2012) Past Partner
Right To Play 18 King Street East, 14th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4 Tel: +1 416-498-1922 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://righttoplay.ca
Save the Children 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 400 Fairfield, CT 06825
Organization Details Contact Person Notes Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) 1101 15th Street NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Tel: 202-785-8700 Fax: 202-785-8701 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ciel.org
Past Partner
Conservation International (CI) 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22202 Tel: 1-703-341-2400 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.conservation.org
Earth Rights Washington Office (Administrative Office) 1612 King St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 466-5188 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.earthrights.org
Ecojustice Toronto Office 1910 – 777 Bat Street, PO Box 106 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C8 Tel: 416-368-7522 Fax: 416-363-2746 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.ecojustice.ca/
The Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1600 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Tel: 312-673-6500 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.elpc.org
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development Tel: +44(0)20 7095 0277 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.field.org.uk
Friends of the Earth (FoE) 1101 15th Street NW, 11th Floor Washington, D.C 20005 Tel: 202-783-7400 Fax: 202-783-0444 Web : www.foe.org
Greenpeace International Ottho Heldringstraat 5 1066 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 20 718 20 00 Fax: +31 (0) 20 718 20 02 Web:https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/jobs/
CEDARENA, Costa Rica CT CEDARENA Apartado 134-2050 San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: (506) 2283-7080 Fax: (506) 2224-1426 Web: https://cedarena.org/index.php
Spanish Fluency Required
Chiefs of Ontario 468 Queen Street East, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5A 1T7 Tel: (416) 597-1266 Fax: (416) 597-8365 Web: http://www.chiefs-of-ontario.org/
First Nation Development Institute 2432 Main Street, 2nd Floor Longmont, Colorado 80501 Tel: 303-774-7836 Fax: 303-774-7841 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.firstnations.org/
The Grand Council of the Crees 2 Lakeshore Road Nemaska, Québec JOY 3BO Tel: (819) 673-2600 Fax: (819) 673-2606 Web: https://www.cngov.ca/
Indian Law Resource Center 602 North Ewing Street Helena, Montana 59601 Tel: 406-449-2006 Fax: 416-449-2031 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://indianlaw.org/
Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research University of Technology Sydney Level 17, 15 Broadway, Ultimo Tel: 02 9514 9655 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/jumbunna-institute-indigenous-education-and-research
Land Claims Court, South Africa Land Claims Court, Randburg Mall Ferndale, Randburg 2194 Tel: 011 781 2291 Fax: 011 781 2218/7 Email: [email protected] Web:http://www.justice.gov.za/lcc/index.html
Native Women’s Association of Canada 1 Nicholas Street, 9th Floor Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Tel: 613-722-3033 Fax: 613-722-7687 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.nwac.ca/
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres 219 Front Street East Toronto, ON M5A 1E8 Tel: (416) 956-7575 Fax: (416) 956-7577 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.ofifc.org/
European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest Kéthly Anna Tér 1 Greenpoint 7, 1st Floor H-1077 Budapest Fax: +36 1 501 6740 Web: http://www.errc.org/
Waitangi Tribunal, New Zealand Level 7 Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace Wellington / Te Whanganui-ā-Tara Tel: 04 914 3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/
Women’s Rights
Organization Details Contact Person Notes American Civil Liberties Union, Women’s Rights Project 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: 212-549-2500 Web: https://www.aclu.org/issues/womens-rights
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) 189/3 Changklan Road Amphoe Muang Chiang Mai 50101 Thailand Tel: (66) 53 284527, 284856 Fax: (66) 53 280847 Email: [email protected]
Association of Women in Development 96 Spadina Ave., Suite 401 Toronto, ON M5V 2J6 Tel.: 416-594-3773 Fax: 416-594-0330 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.awid.org
BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights 76, Ogudu Road, Ojota, Lagos
P. O. Box 73630, Victoria Island, Lagos Tel: 234 1 4747931, 01-8980834 Tel/Fax: 234 1 4962302 Mobile: 234 (0) 802 333 0981 Emails: [email protected]; [email protected] Web: http://www.baobabwomen.org/
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) 701-151 Slater Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3 Tel: (613) 238-2422 Fax: (613) 232-7130 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.elizabethfry.ca/
Center for Reproductive Rights 120 Wall Street, 18th floor New York, NY 10005 Tel: 917-637-3660 Fax: 917-637-3666 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.crlp.org
IHRP Intern : Aimee Letto (2011) Jihan Jacob (2013)
Disabled Women’s Network of Canada Web: http://www.dawncanada.net/
110 Sainte-Thérèse Street, Suite 505, Montréal, QC H2Y 1E6 Phone: 514 396-0009 (QC); Fax: (514) 396-6585 (QC) Toll free (Canada): 1-866-396-0074 Phone the toll free number first to arrange a facsimile transmission (Canada) Email: [email protected] Facebook Group
Please contact IHRP Director for an introduction to this organization.
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women P.O. Box 36 Bangkok Noi Post Office Bangkok 10700 Thailand Tel. No.: (66 2) 8641427 Fax No.: (66 2) 8641637 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) Internship Coordinator 1707 L. Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 Tel.: 202-785-5100 Fax: 202-833-4362 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.iwpr.org
International Association of Women Judges (International Women Judges Foundation) 4435 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 497 Washington, DC 20016 Tel.: 202-244-9619 Fax: 202-244-9389 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.iawj-iwjf.org
International Federation of Women Lawyers (Ghana) FIDA
Accra Office: House No. C. 734/3, 4th Crescent Link, Asylum Down, Accra, Ghana
International Women’s Rights Action Watch University of Minnesota 229-19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 Tel: 01.612.625.4985 Fax: 01.612.625.2011 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/iwraw/ind
MADRE Internship Program 121 West 27th Street #301 New York, NY 10001 Tel.: 212-627-0444 Fax: 212-675-3704 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.madre.org
Mama Cash P.O. Box 15 686 1001 ND Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.mamacash.nl t-(31) 20 689 3634 e-mail: [email protected]
Pro Mujer International 240 W. 35th Street, #404 New York, NY 10001 Tel: 212.952.0181 Fax: 212.952.0183 Email: [email protected]
Sisterhood Is Global Institute 4095 Chemin de la Cote-des-Neiges, suite 12 Montreal, Quebec H3H 1W9 www.sigi.org/intern.htm p-514 846-9366 f-514 846-9066 [email protected]
For a list of women’s rights organizations based in Latin America, visit: http://www.programamujerescdh.cl/directorio/
LGBT Rights
Organization Details Contact Person Notes ARC International Kim Vance Co-Director, ARC International 132 Prince Albert Road Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 1M6, Canada Tel. : 1-902-442-3630, 1-416-238-7981 or 1-613-288-8416 Cell: 1-902-488-6404 [email protected]
Egale Canada 8 Wellington St. E., Third Floor Toronto, ON M5E 1C5 Tel: (613) 230-1043 (888) 204-7777 Fax: (416) 642-6435 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E
IHRP Intern : Keith Crawford (2013)
Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Center for Feminist Research, Room 606 Kaneff Tower, York University 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON M3J 1P1 Tel: 416-736-2100 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://envisioninglgbt.com
Past Partner
International Lesbian and Gay Association, Europe, Brussels
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (United States) IGLHRC 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1505 New York, NY 10038 Tel: 212.430.6054 Fax: 212.430.6060 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home/index.html
UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON VARIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES Organization Details Contact Person Notes
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire Special Rapporteur on the right to education Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Special Rapporteur on the right to food Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of
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IHRP Intern: Amy Tang (2013, Right to health) Lindsay Borrows (2013, Indigenous peoples) Lauren Pinder (2017, Housing)
association Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Special Rapporteur on the situation on human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Independent Expert on minority issues Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantee of non-recurrence Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Special Rapporteur on the implications for
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human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
UN AND OTHER INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Organization Details Contact Person Notes United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan, Human Rights Team Web: http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1741 E-mail: [email protected]
Association of Caribbean States 5-7 Sweet Briar Rd., P.O. Box 660 Port of Spain, Trinidad W.I. Fax: 868-622-8459 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.acs-aec.org
Luis Noriega, Director for Trade and International Economic Relations
United Nations Coordinator of the Internship Programme E-mail : [email protected]
Contact to request application materials
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Headquarters One Exchange Square London EC2A2JN Tel: +44-20-7338-6000 Fax: +44-20-7338-6100 Telex: 881-2161-EBRD LG Web: www.ebrd.com
Internships listed on website under Opportunities/Jobs/ Current Vacancies
International Organization for Migration (IOM) 17, Route des Morillons CH-1211 Geneva 19 Switzerland Tel: +41.22.717 9111 Fax: +41.22.798 6150 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.iom.int/jahia/page1.html
Contact the IHRP Director for an introduction to this organization.
IHRP Interns: Alexander Condon (2013) Paloma van Groll (2013) Kristy Warren (2013) Jordan A. Stone (2014) Emma Julian (2014) Samuel Levy (2015) Nour Bargach (2015) Brenda Chang (2018) Rachel Bryce (2018)
Organization of American States Internship Coordinator 1889 “F” Street, N.W. – 7th Floor Washington, D.C. USA 20006 Tel. : (202) 458-6276 Web: www.oas.org
International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20431 Tel: 1 (202) 623-7000 Fax: + 1 (202) 623-4661 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.imf.org/external/
International Trade Centre (ITC) Contact: Human Resources Section Division of Programme Support Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Contact: Human Resources Management (Interns) 20 Avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland
Apply 3 months in advance of desired start.
Officia en Colombia del alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas Para Los Derechos Humanos Ellen Colthoff Coordinadora Area De Observacion Calle 114 No.9-45, Torre B Oficina 1101 Teleport Business Park, Bogota D.C., Colombia Tel.: (57-1) 629 3636 Fax: (57-1) 629-3637 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hchr.org.co
Forms available on-line with contact addresses for different countries.
United Nations Association in Canada Suite 300, 309 Cooper Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5 Tel: (613) 232-5751 Fax: (613) 563-2455 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.unac.org/en/index.asp
United Nations Association of the United States of America 801 2nd Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10017
United Nations Commission of International Trade Law UNCITRAL Secretariat P.O. Box 500 Vienna International Centre A-1400 Vienna, Austria Fax: (43-1) 26060-5813 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.uncitral.org
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Palais des Nations 8-14, Av. De la paix 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Tel.: +41-22-907-1234 Fax: +41-22-907-0043 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.unctad.org
United Nations Dept. of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) New York Office: United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Tel. : 212-963-1234 Fax : 212-963-1312 E-mail : [email protected] Geneva Office: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Response Coordination Branch Asia & Pacific/Middle East Section Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Tel. : +(4122) 917-1234 Fax : (4122) 917-0023 E-mail: [email protected]
UN Women Contact: (NY Internship Only) Chief, HR/Administration Internship Programme 304 E. 45th St. Room FF-1535 New York NY 10017 USA
Apply three months before the desired start date. IHRP Interns: Erin Simpson (2010) Jessica Lam (2011)
Past Partner
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Chief, Recruitment Section, Summer Internship Programme One United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Tel.: 212-906-5279 Fax: 212-826-2057 Web: www.undp.org
IHRP Intern: Josephine Wong (2009) Charu Kumar (2012)
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Senior Programme Officer P.O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel.: 251-1-51-72-00 Fax: 251-1-51-03-65 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uneca.org
Apply year round. Submit application 2 months before desired start date.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Application is rolling. Internship Coordinator [email protected] Palais des NationsOffice 366 Geneva 10 CH-1211 Switzerland
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Contact: Anchalee Charnsupharindr Chief, Human Resources Management Section Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200 Thailand
Application is rolling. IHRP Interns: Evan Rankin (2014) Per Kraut (2016)
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Contact: [email protected] Casilla 179-D Santiago, Chile
Rolling application.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) ESCWA Internship Programme PO Box 11-8575 Riad el-Solh Square Beirut Lebanon
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bureau of Human Resources Management, Training and Career Development Section (HRM/TCD) UNESCO 7, Place de Fontenoy F-75352 Paris 07 SP France Tel.: (33-1)45-68-56-70 Fax: (33-1)45-67-16-90 Web: www.unesco.org For additional info contact: U.S. Liaison Office UNESCO 2 United Nations Plaza, Room 900 New York, NY 10017 Tel.: 212-963-5985
Apply 3 to 6 months before desired commencement.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Contact: Internship Programme Staff Development and Training Unit UN Office at Nairobi PO Box 67578 Nairobi Kenya
[email protected] Apply By: October 1 for January; March 1 for June; July 1 for October
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Control (UNFCCC) PO Box 260124D-53153 Bonn Germany
October 31 (April 1 – June 30) IHRP Interns: Nicole Simes (2009) Ritika Rai (2017) Lauren Lam (2018) Aaqib Mahmood (2018)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) For internships in Geneva: The Staff Development Section UNHCR P.O. Box 2500 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Depot Switzerland Fax : (41.22)739-7369 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.unhcr.ch
IHRP Interns: Natalie Kanerva, Switzerland (2009) Tony Navaneelan, Switzerland (2008) Kate Oja, Morocco (2008) Sam Siew, Switzerland (2008) Annesa Walji, Thailand, (2008)
Erin Hallock, Nepal (2009) Ben Liston, Nepal (2011) Lane Krainyk (2012) Andrew Stobo Sniderman, Zimbabwe (2013) Omid Hejazi, Geneva (2013) Paloma van Groll (2014) Catherine Thomas (2014) Hanna Gros (2015) South Africa Brenda Change (2017) Thailand Kristen Marie Kephalas (2018) Thailand
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT) Internship Programme Staff Development and Training Unit Human Resource and Management Service PO Box 57578 Nairobi Kenya
International Labour Organization (Geneva) International Labour Office 4, route des Morillons CH 1211 Geneva 22 Switzerland Tel. : 41-22-799-6820 E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.ilo.org
Application Dates: October 1 (January-May); March 1 (June-August); June 1 (September – December) IHRP Interns: Wade Poziomka (2009) Alice Tsier, Cambodia (2011) Jennifer Bernardo (2012)
United Nations International Training Institute for the Advancement of Women Contact: Julia Tavares Calle Cesar Nicolas Penson 102-A Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel.: 809-685-2111 Fax: 809 685-2117 Web: www.un-instraw.org
Apply 3 months before desired start.
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) Turin Italy
Internship Coordinator Viale Maestri del Lavoro
Apply 3 months before desired start date.
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs Principal Legal Officer New York, NY 10017 Tel.: 212-963-5356 Fax: 212 963-386
Accepts 20 law students to work with its 45 attorneys each summer
United Nations Offices at Nairobi (UNON) Staff Development and Training Unit Human Resource and Management Service P.O. Box 67578 Nairobi Kenya
Joyce Mwaniki Coordinates internships for UN-HABITAT, UNEP, and the UN Office at Nairobi. Apply by: November 1 for January; March 1 for June; August 1 for October
United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) Ad-Hoc Internship Programme Human Resources Management Section PO Box 500Vienna A1400 Austria
Apply at least 3 months before desired start date.
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) GSP Administration [email protected] Palais des Nations
Apply beginning January 1 2004 for Spring / Summer / Fall 2004
United Nations Secretariat (UN) Apply 4 months to 1 year before desired start date. Contact: Internship Coordinator Room S-2500J United Nations New York NY 10017 USA
This internship program is for the United Nations Secretariat New York only.
South Centre Intergovernmental Policy Think-Tank of Developing Nations CP 228 1211 Geneva 19 Switzerland Tel: +41-22-791-80-50 Fax: +41-22-798-85-31 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.southcentre.org
Rashid Kaukab, Senior Consultant and Head South Centre
World Bank Group The World Bank Summer Employment Program 1818 H Street, N.W. Room MC4-116 Washington, D.C. 20433 Fax: 202 522-3741 Email: [email protected] Web: www.worldbank.org
Interns hired directly by the World Bank are paid a monthly salary (plus a travel allowance, if applicable) and work in Washington, D.C.)
World Health Organization (WHO) Telephone: + 41 22 791 2111
IHRP Interns: Steven Hoffman (2008)
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director, Administration and General Services Division Centre William Rappard 154 Rue de Lausanne 1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland
Organization Details Contact Person Notes European Union, Court of Justice Recruitment Service P.O. Box 96 Plateau du Kirchberg L – 2920 Luxembourg Tel:(35.2) 43.031 Fax: (35.2) 43.032600 Web: www.europa.eu.int (U.S. website):www.eurunion.org
International Court of Justice The Registrar Carnegieplein 22517 KJ The Hague Netherlands Tel.: (31-70) 302 2323 Fax: (31-70) 364 9928 E-mail : [email protected]
International Criminal Court Internship and Visiting Professional Programme Post Office Box 19519 2500 CM The Hague The Netherlands Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Home
Contact the IHRP Director for an introduction to this organization.
IHRP Interns: Andrew Max – Prosecution (2011) Louis Century - Defence (2011) Sofia Ijaz – Prosecution (2012) Drew Beesley – Prosecution (2013) Sarah Teich (2016) Catherine Dunmore (2017)
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia PO Box 13888 2501 EW The Hague The Netherlands Web: www.un.org/icty/jobs/internship.html
Raad Alkhalili Head of Recruitment, Training and Examination Unit Human Resources Section
IHRP Interns: Jelena Madunic (2007) Anna Paczkowski (2008) Benjamin Lerer (2014) Glenn Gibson (2014) Kerry Sun (2016) Kerlson Leung (2016) Daniel Sisgoreo (2017) Jeremy Greenberg (2017) Robert Cchiu (2017)
Association of Defence Counsel Practicing before the ICTY P.O. Box 13888 2501 EW The Hague
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia National Road 4, Chaom Chau Commune, Dangkao District, Phnom Penh P.O. BOX 71, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (855) 23 219 814 Fax: (855) 23 219 841 Email: [email protected] Website: www.eccc.gov.kh
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington 1889 F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20006 U.S.A. Tel.: 202-458-6002 Fax: 202-458-3992 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cidh.oas.org/DefaultE.htm
Contact the IHRP Director for an introduction to this organization.
IHRP Intern: Mary Roberts (2011)
Special Tribunal for Lebanon, The Hague Dokter van der Stamstraat 1, 2265 BC Leidschendam, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.stl-tsl.org/action/home
Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission 9th Street, Beach Side Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SPONSORED Organization Details Contact Person Notes British Columbia Treaty Commission 203 - 1155 W Pender Street, Vancouver BC Canada, V6E 2P4 (Tel)604 482 9200 (Fax)604 482 9222 (Toll Free)1 800 665 8330
CANADEM Youth International Program (YIP) Neil Burron, Junior Professional Consultants Coordinator 1 Nicholas #1102 Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7 Tel.: 613-789-3328 Fax: 613-789-6125 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.canadem.ca/jpc.htm
Neil Burron, Junior Professional Consultants Coordinator
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 300 Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Tel.: 613-241-7007 Fax: 613-241-5302 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ccic.ca/
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Canadian PartnershipYouth 200 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Québec K1A 0G4 Tel.:1-800-230-6349 (toll free) Director Tel.: (819) 997-0574 Fax: (819) 953-2845 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Web: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/youth
Patricia Zakaib, Director
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Legal Services 140 Place du Portage, Phase IV, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1L1
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Lester B. Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Tel.: 613-944-4000 Fax: 613-996-9709 (Toll free) 1-800-267-8376 Web: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Department of Justice Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Section 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 Web: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/wc-cdg/index.html
Contact the IHRP Director for an introduction to this organization
Human Rights Internet 8 York Street, Suite 302 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 5S6 Tel.: 613-789-7407, ext. 215 or 218 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Web: www.hri.ca/internships/
Olivia Bornik or Andrea Chow Youth Internship Coordinators
International Development Research Centre P.O. Box 8500 Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9 Tel.: 613 236-6163 ext. 2098 Fax: 613 563-0815 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.idrc.ca
Website has a list of organizations that are looking for interns.
Legal Aid Ontario Web: http://www.legalaid.on.ca/
Various specialty clinics that engage in human rights test case litigation etc.
Project Ploughshares Conrad Grebel College 57 Erb Street W. Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 Tel.: 519-888-6541 ext. 706 Fax: 519 888-0018 E-mail: [email protected]
Grant Birks Young Professionals International Project Coordinator