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The IACHR internship program is designed for law students and recent law school graduates to allow them to work within their field of study. The program requires a good command of two of the four official languages of the Organization of American States (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish).
The objective of the internship is to provide law students and recent law school graduates (or other related disciplines) from OAS Member States the opportunity to learn about the Commission’s work. It is also an opportunity to acquire practical training in the area of human rights.
During the internship, the participants have the opportunity to work together with the lawyers of the Executive Secretariat in different activities that are carried out by the IACHR.
The IACHR internship program offers three sessions per year and has established a minimum duration of two months and a maximum of four months. However, longer or shorter periods can be considered, with founded reasons, if applicable. The deadlines to apply are as follows:
The internship program is unpaid.
The IACHR is not responsible for visa issues. If you are accepted into the internship program, you will receive an official letter that will aid you in the visa application process.
Interested applicants should apply via the OAS Internship Program web page where an electronic application is accessible during application periods only (which are indicated in the above table): http://www.oas.org/EN/PINFO/HR/gen_information.htm. In this electronic application please be sure to indicate your interest in the IACHR. Additionally, please inform the IACHR of your application submitted via the OAS page, preferably by sending a copy of your documents already uploaded electronically in the OAS system, via email to cidhdenuncias@oas.org.
If for any reason you are not able to complete the OAS online application process, please send the following required documents to the IACHR at cidhdenuncias@oas.org:
1. A cover letter requesting the internship, specifying the start and ending dates. In principle the internships of the IACHR are full-time (40 hours per week) unless reasons can be provided to establish a part-time internship, for which the minimum number of hours is 20 per week. 2. Complete enclosed form. (APPLICATION FORM) 3. Two letters of recommendation: one from a professor in your major and the other from an employer or another professor. 4. Copy of university transcript.
For additional information email us at cidhdenuncias@oas.org.
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