Volunteer/Internship Opportunities

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) offers internship opportunities in many of our offices. Candidates may apply for the positions listed below based on their location, eligibility, and interest in the work of specific divisions and departments. Internship descriptions vary but may include conducting research, drafting documents, translating, helping researchers prepare for missions, monitoring human rights developments in various countries, and engaging in advocacy efforts aimed at curtailing human rights violations.

Internships are generally unpaid. HRW internships often offer direct exposure to the workings of an international human rights organization, close supervision by the HRW staff, interaction with other international organizations and foreign and domestic government officials, and opportunities to attend lectures, trainings, and special events relating to human rights.

Location	Internship type	Position Description	Semester
Geneva	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING UN Advocacy Division Geneva Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring 2012	View details
London	Graduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Legal and Policy Office London Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring 2012	View details
London	Graduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Africa Division (Great Lakes Team) London Office Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring 2012	View details
London	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Development and Outreach (Film Festival) London Office Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring	View details
Los Angeles	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Development and Outreach Los Angeles Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
Los Angeles	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Advocacy and Outreach Los Angeles Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
Los Angeles	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Children’s Rights Division Los Angeles Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
Los Angeles	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Development and Outreach Los Angeles Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
Los Angeles	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Children’s Rights Division Los Angeles Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
New York	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Development & Outreach (Women's Rights) New York Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
New York	Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Asia Division New York Office Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Spring 2012	View details
New York	Graduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING US Program New York Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
New York	Graduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING International Justice Program New York Office Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
New York	Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Development & Outreach (Public Advocacy) New York Office Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Spring 2012	View details
New York or Washington, DC	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Middle East and North Africa Division New York or Washington, D.C. Offices Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring 2012	View details
New York or Washington, DC	Graduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Americas Division Washington, DC or New York Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
New York or Washington, DC	Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING US Program Washington, DC or New York Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
San Francisco	Graduate Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Development and Outreach San Francisco Summer 2012 Apply Immediately	Summer 2012	View details
Washington, DC	Graduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Business and Human Rights Washington, DC Office Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring 2012	View details
Washington, DC	Undergraduate	INTERNSHIP OPENING Africa Division Washington, DC Office Winter/Spring 2012 Apply Immediately	Winter/Spring 2012	View details