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1) Venue: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
2) Address: 1889 F. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, United States of America
3) Modality: On site
4) Deadline to present applications: December 12th, 2005
5) Start and End Dates: From February 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007
6) Length of the Fellowship/Internship: One (1) Year
7) Objectives: To provide an opportunity for a young lawyer from OAS Member State to understand and apply the mechanisms of protection of the Inter-American Human Rights system.
8) Program: a) To assist with tasks of the Executive Secretariat of the Commission, under the supervision of its specialists during the period of the fellowship; b) To commit to give one presentation or seminar on the inter-American system for the protection of human rights in the year following the end of the fellowship in an institution in the participant’s country (for instance, in a Law Schol, university, etc.); and c) At the end of the fellowship, to present to the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR a detailed report on activities carried out by the fellow.
9) Requirements: a) Be a citizen of an OAS Member State; b) be bilingual in Spanish and English (attach certificates attesting to this), knowledge of French or Portuguese desirable; c) have graduated in law at an officially recognized university (send a copy of the degree and a transcript); d) be registered as an attorney with the courts or the appropriate professional body; e) have a demonstrable professional interest in the legal field of human rights; f) have received a university degree in law after January 1, 2000; g) submit a medical certificate; h) present a paper of up to 10 pages on one or more human rights issues of interest to the candidate.
10) Benefits: The OAS provides a total stipend of US$21,600 for the period covered by the fellowship, that is to say, US$1,800 a month for 12 months, economy class air tickets from the participant’s country of residence to Washington, D.C. and back, and health insurance.
11) Responsibilities of the Selected Candidate:
• Once an applicant has been selected, he/she should confirm the scholarship with the OAS/IACHR. • OAS will provide the required documents to certify the selection of the person in order for him or her to request the visa which is entirely his/her responsibility. It is the responsibility of each selected candidate to process and obtain the necessary visa(s) to enter the country of study, and/or transit visa (if applicable) in a timely matter. The OAS will not incur in any expense related to immigration documents or visas. • It is the responsibility of each selected candidate to arrive to the study site early enough in order to attend the opening of the course on the date established by the institution offering the course.
12) Presentation of Candidates:
The complete applications and all documentation required OAS form 98 (application for scholarship) and OAS form 342 (certificate of language proficiency if applicable) must be sent to the: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS, 1889 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA, before the deadline for presentation of applications.
OAS Form 98 may be obtained from the OAS offices of the General Secretariat in the Member states or via the fellowship application page using the following link: Formulario de Solicitud de Becas oficial.
Please note that the official announcement is published in the language of instruction of the course and is available via the Educational Portal of the Americas Web page at: http://www.educoea.org.
Any questions regarding submission of applications for this course should be sent to: ncolledani@oas.org.
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Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of People of Afro-Descendants and Against Racial Discrimination - Fellowship
1) Venue: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
2) Address: Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 1889 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, United States of America
3) Modality: On site
4) Deadline to present applications: December 12th, 2005
5) Start and End Dates: From February 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007
6) Length of the Fellowship/Internship: One (1) Year
7) Objectives: To provide an opportunity to an afro-descendent lawyer from OAS Member State to understand and apply the mechanisms of protection of the Inter-American Human Rights system.
8) Program: a) To assist the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Afro-descendent of the IACHR under the supervision of an Executive Secretariat Specialist during the period of the fellowship; b) To commit to give one presentation or seminar on the inter-American system for the protection of human rights in the year following the end of the fellowship in an institution in the participant’s country (for instance, in a law School, university, etc.); and c) at the end of the fellowship, to present to the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR a detailed report on activities carried out by the fellow.
9) Requirements: a) Be a citizen of an OAS Member State; b) be afro-descendent; c) be bilingual in Portuguese and other official language of the OAS (Spanish, English or French); c) have graduated in law at an officially recognized university (send a copy of the degree and a transcript); d) be registered as an attorney with the courts or the appropriate professional body; e) have a demonstrable professional interest in the legal field of human rights, in particular in topics related to the rights of afro-descendents ; f) have received a university degree in law after January 1, 2000; g) submit a medical certificate; h) present a paper of up to 10 pages on one or more human rights issues of interest to the candidate; j) present a letter of recommendation of a organization which works on the rights of afro-descendents.
10) Benefits: The OAS provides a total stipend of US$21,600 for the period covered by the fellowship, that is to say, US$1,800 a month for 12 months, economy class air tickets from the participant’s country of residence to Washington, D.C. and back, and health insurance.
11) Responsibilities of the Selected Candidate:
• Once an applicant has been selected, he/she should confirm the scholarship with the OAS/IACHR. • OAS/IACHR will provide the required documents to certify the selection of the person in order for him or her to request the visa which is entirely his/her responsibility. It is the responsibility of each selected candidate to process and obtain the necessary visa(s) to enter the country of study, and/or transit visa (if applicable) in a timely matter. The OAS will not incur in any expense related to immigration documents or visas. • It is the responsibility of each selected candidate to arrive to the study site early enough in order to attend the opening of the course on the date established by the institution offering the course.
12) Presentation of Candidates:
The complete applications and all documentation required OAS form 98 (application for scholarship) and OAS form 342 (certificate of language proficiency if applicable) must be sent to the: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS, 1889 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA, before the deadline for presentation of applications.
Any questions regarding submission of applications for this course should be sent to: ncolledani@oas.org.
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