Summer Human Rights Internship

Organization:

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

Location:

Washington, DC  

Salary Range:

Unpaid 

Sector:

Non Profit 

Organization URL:

http://www.adhrb.org

Experience:

Internship  

Last Date To Apply

Apr-30-2013 

Date Posted

Mar-29-2013 

Description

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Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is seeking several smart, creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working interns for the summer.
Responsibilities
Interns will:

• Assist with advocacy campaigns by conducting research and preparing background memos and other written materials
• Track Bahrain-related news, legislation, and statements by lawmakers and Executive branch officials on a daily basis
• Attend hearings, briefings, and other events
• Research and draft legislative fact sheets and other Hill-related materials
• Prepare content for ADHRB's biweekly newsletter
• Update the website, Facebook, and Twitter, and assist the Communications Associate with other media-related duties
• Translate materials from Arabic to English as needed
• Assist with administrative duties as required

Qualifications

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Qualifications and Skills
The ideal candidate will:

• Be a sophomore, junior, or senior in college, or be in graduate school (recent JD, MA, and Ph.D grads are also encouraged to apply)
• Be interested in and knowledgeable about relevant human rights issues (freedom of speech, expression, and association; due process rights; prisoners' rights)
• Have experience working or interning on Capitol Hill or for a non-profit organization
• Be able to demonstrate superb writing skills
• Possess solid organizational and time-management skills
• Be able to work independently, take initiative, and exercise sound judgment and discretion
• Be committed to ADHRB's mission
• Be fluent in Arabic (highly desired)

Candidates must be able to commit to a minimum of 4 days (32 hours) per week. The anticipated start- and end-dates for this position are June 3 and August 16, respectively, although we are happy to work with students whose availability may require some adjustment to that schedule. We are happy to assist students seeking course credit for their work.Contact Details

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Email:

internships [at ] adhrb [dot ] org

Application Instructions

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Please email a resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample (5 pages max.; excerpts are fine) that demonstrates your writing skills to internships [at] adhrb.org. Documents must be in .doc or .pdf format. Only complete submissions will be considered.