Derechos: Human Rights Listings

The Legal Assistance Center (LAC) Coordinator leads an innovative and comprehensive access to justice and rule of law program in refugee camps on the Thai/ Burma border. The Coordinator oversees all project activities designed to improve access to justice and effective protection for refugees in camps by: helping refugees access legal information and appropriate remedies for crime and rights violations in the Thai or camp justice systems; supporting the refugee leadership to administer justice more equitably within the camps; engaging Thai authorities and civil society on refugee justice and rights; and pursuing research, monitoring, and advocacy on refugee rights issues. The LAC project is a partnership between IRC and UNHCR, and a global pilot for both organizations – it is the first time legal assistance centers have been established in refugee camps anywhere in the world.

Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
American University Washington College of Law

The Academy is proud to announce the topic of the 2010 Human Rights Essay Award. This year’s topic for the essay in English is: “The Rights of Freedom of Expression and International Human Rights Law”. Deadline for submissions is February 1, 2010.

For over 25 years Interights has played a leading role in promoting human rights through the use of international and comparative law. We have pursued this through strategic litigation and a range of complementary capacity building activities, working with lawyers, judges and civil society partners worldwide. Interights currently focuses its activities in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and South Asia, and thematically on economic and social rights, equality and security and the rule of law.

Executive Director
£59, 974 – £70, 557 + Benefits

Are you a committed human right activist? a professional senior manager?, with in-depth understanding of how to promote human rights through the use of international and comparative law and the ability to provide the vision for Interights’ role within the human rights movement?

Interights are looking for an exceptional, visionary senior manager with extensive experience within a leadership role, and the ability to define Interights strategic direction in line with Interights vision and objectives with substantial management experience.

You will be a resilient senior manager with excellent representation skills gained within not-for-profit organisations, with the ability to work with and advise the Board and its sub- committees on strategic and legal compliance issues as well as managing finance, human resources, legal directorate and fundraising and communications functions within the organisation to achieve excellence.

We are also seeking a Co-Litigation Director.

To apply for any of these posts, please go to our website www.interights.org and download an application pack. Please send your CV and covering letter to the email address below, stating the job title in the subject field of the email. Closing date: 12th October 2009. Interviews will be held in the first week of November 2009.

Email: jobs@interights.org

Interights is committed to equal opportunities

“OUR DISAPPEARED/NUESTROS DESAPARECIDOS,”
JUAN MANDELBAUM’S PERSONAL AND HARROWING INVESTIGATION INTO THE FATE OF FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES WHO WERE AMONG THOSE TORTURED, KILLED, AND “DISAPPEARED” BY THE ARGENTINE MILITARY, TO AIR NATIONALLY ON THE PBS SERIES INDEPENDENT LENS ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

The Cut is a 12 minute documentary about
Mary (14 years old) and Alice (early 20s) from
Kenya. Both are affected by the traditional rite
of passage into womanhood: genital cutting.
Mary and her community are preparing for her
ceremonial cutting.

The Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) is an international human rights organization dedicated to deterring torture and other severe human rights abuses around the world and advancing the rights of survivors to seek truth, justice and redress.

CJA uses litigation to hold perpetrators individually accountable for human rights abuses, develop human rights law, and advance the rule of law in countries transitioning from periods of abuse.

WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. We empower people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. witness.org

In an effort to further expand the strategic use of video to create change online and offline, WITNESS seeks interns to work on its newest initiative - The Hub. The Hub is the global channel for human rights that enables users to share human rights-related videos, groups and organizations to feature their work to advance human rights and visitors to learn and share how video is being used to create change. hub.witness.org

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has a new search engine available at
http://www.cidh.oas.org/prensa/publichearings/advanced.aspx?Lang=EN

* It allows to search by theme, participants, dates, country, session number or title of the hearing, as well as combinations

* It includes links to audio recordings, videos and pictures available

* Search also for the sessions' inaugural ceremonies and press conferences

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), a Geneva-based non-governmental international human rights organisation, is recruiting for the following positions: 1. Director of Development (Fundraising) - Geneva, Switzerland (International Secretariat 2. Asia Coordinator - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The full position descriptions are available on the COHRE website: http://www.cohre.org/vacancies. Please send a current CV and letter of application to vacancy@cohre.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

IGLHRC is seeking a skilled and committed individual for a grant-funded position based in either New York or Cape Town. The Health and Human Rights Program Officer’s primary function will be to work with IGLHRC’s national and local partners to: foreground the HIV and health-related rights of LGBT people in Africa (and elsewhere as needed); respond to health-related human rights violations; and confront the homophobic and transphobic policies and social stigma that undermine the health and safety of LGBT people. In particular, the Health and Human Rights Program Officer will work to help partners throughout the region to influence key stakeholders (African Ministries of Health and Justice, National AIDS Control Programs, the Global Fund, programmers of the International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa); support and increase the capacity of emerging LGBT/HIV networks in Africa; and work to safeguard the rights of HIV advocates and activists engaged in outreach to LGBT communities.

The International Uyghur Human Rights and Democracy Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based human rights organization that promotes human rights and democracy for the Uyghur people, especially for Uyghur women and children, is seeking an experienced, well-organized self-starter to fill its Researcher/Project Officer position. The Researcher is responsible for conducting research and documentation, managing daily research activities and carrying out timely, accurate production of research reports, project narrative reports and press releases. The Researcher is also responsible for office management and for daily project activities. Additionally, the Researcher is responsible for managing relations with other human rights organizations and acting as a liaison with media contacts. A successful applicant will possess extensive human rights research and documentation experience, as well as experience with non-profit grant management and fundraising experience.

Qualifications:

Academic background in Asian, Chinese
or Central Asian studies desired.
Chinese and/or Uyghur language
proficiency a plus. Experience working in
the non-profit sector and/or human rights
a plus. Must be a team player.

How to Apply:

Please send your resume, salary requirements, writing sample and the names and contact info of three references to: okanat@iuhrdf.org.

http://www.asil.org/humrts1.cfm

This guide provides a useful overview of electronic sources available for international human rights, regardless of the format. It includes general tips for doing research as well as for locating necessary documents and materials. It provides pointers on where to start: Bibliographic Databases and Online Catalogs, Research Guides and Bibliographies and Periodical Indexes.

The scope encompasses both primary sources on human rights instruments and jurisprudence, and secondary sources (including documents from non-governmental organizations and country reports) and concludes with links to other relevant websites.

The emphasis is on English-language materials, but the availability of resources in other languages is noted.

Position Title: Program Director
Client: Amazon Watch (www.amazonwatch.org)
Location: San Francisco, CA or Washington, DC

Founded in 1996, Amazon Watch is a dynamic nonprofit organization that protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems. Amazon Watch has successfully led the way in a number of groundbreaking victories for indigenous peoples rights and the environment through effective campaigning, educating corporations and the public, and strengthening the capacities of indigenous committees.